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Table 11.10 Installed generating capacity, by class of electricity producer, 2007 to 2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of 2007 to 2010 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, calculated using kilowatts units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2007 2008 2009 2010
  kilowatts
Public electric utilities  
Total installed capacity 91,340,192 91,842,880 92,991,725 93,827,466
Hydraulic turbine 63,987,689 64,800,293 65,298,258 65,717,652
Wind power turbine 206,880 235,480 208,480 653,730
Thermal 27,145,623 26,834,107 27,484,987 27,347,684
Conventional steam turbine 15,093,430 14,900,350 15,238,850 13,794,439
Nuclear steam turbine 8,335,000 8,335,000 7,655,000 7,655,000
Combustion turbine 3,354,920 3,239,908 4,237,208 5,538,650
Internal combustion turbine 362,273 358,849 353,929 359,595
Private electric utilities  
Total installed capacity 24,326,765 24,773,454 27,079,708 27,720,125
Hydraulic turbine 4,393,724 4,438,728 4,243,410 4,189,777
Wind power turbine 1,562,869 1,956,529 2,754,179 3,255,229
Tidal power turbine 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Thermal 18,350,172 18,358,197 20,062,119 20,255,119
Conventional steam turbine 8,996,593 9,169,293 9,681,743 9,759,243
Nuclear steam turbine 5,010,000 5,010,000 5,010,000 5,010,000
Combustion turbine 4,217,258 4,052,758 5,225,428 5,344,528
Internal combustion turbine 126,321 126,146 144,948 141,348
Industries  
Total installed capacity 8,681,295 8,733,085 8,874,000 8,995,891
Hydraulic turbine 5,061,560 5,147,960 5,146,470 5,170,070
Wind power turbine 54,600 63,600 63,600 63,600
Thermal 3,565,135 3,521,525 3,663,930 3,762,221
Conventional steam turbine 1,897,225 1,841,125 1,934,000 1,937,349
Combustion turbine 1,416,060 1,418,060 1,431,060 1,523,060
Internal combustion turbine 251,850 262,340 298,870 301,812
Note: The capacity measured at the output terminals of all generating units in a station, without deducting the energy used to generate the electricity.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 127-0009.
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