Table 4
Percentage of electricity generation by utility companies, by province and energy source, 2005
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Hydro1 |
Nuclear |
Coal |
Natural gas |
HFO2 |
Other3 |
|
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percent | ||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 96.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | 10.0 | 0.0 | 71.7 | 1.9 | 15.8 | 0.6 |
New Brunswick | 18.8 | 21.6 | 18.0 | 5.2 | 36.1 | 0.2 |
Quebec | 96.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Ontario | 22.3 | 50.2 | 19.7 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Manitoba | 98.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Saskatchewan | 24.0 | 0.0 | 55.8 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Alberta | 5.4 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
British Columbia | 94.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | 70.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.4 |
Canada | 59.0 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
1. Hydro includes small amounts of wind and tide. 2. Heavy fuel oil includes petroleum coke. 3. Other includes manufactured gases, other petroleum products, other fuels and station service. Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 57-003-X, tables 18 and 19. |