Table 3-2
Household energy use, by fuel type and by province, 2007 — Average energy use

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Average energy use
  Electricity Natural gas Oil Wood and wood pellets Propane All fuel types
  gigajoules per household
Canada 40 92 59 101 21 106
Newfoundland and Labrador 62 F 68 131 11 116
Prince Edward Island 30 F 64 141 E 14 123
Nova Scotia 39 F 64 99 9 116
New Brunswick 60 F 64 111 13 E 113
Quebec 57 53 51 131 13 94
Ontario 32 90 63 84 34 107
Manitoba 44 94 F 98 F 106
Saskatchewan 30 104 F 67 E F 126
Alberta 26 110 F 42 F 129
British Columbia 36 81 47 71 26 E 98
Note(s):
Average household energy use for households using the specified type of fuel.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Households and the Environment Survey: Energy Use, 2007, Catalogue no. 11-526-S.