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Table 8-2
Electricity generated from fossil fuels — Utility generation

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Utility generation
  Coal Natural gas Diesel and light fuel oil Heavy fuel oil 1 Wood and spent pulping liquor Other fuels 2 Total all fuels
  gigawatt hours
Canada 104,580 22,723 559 5,719 . -8 133,572
Newfoundland and Labrador . . 9 1,118 . -8 1,118
Prince Edward Island . . 6 0 . 0 6
Nova Scotia 8,892 1,422 37 403 . . 10,754
New Brunswick 4,382 814 26 3,713 . . 8,935
Quebec . 682 38 384 . . 1,104
Ontario 28,506 6,220 11 100 . . 34,838
Manitoba 424 28 12 0 . . 464
Saskatchewan 13,054 3,778 43 0 . . 16,876
Alberta 49,320 6,557 22 0 . . 55,899
British Columbia . 3,223 63 . . . 3,286
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut . . 293 . . . 293
Includes petroleum coke
Includes manufactured gases, other petroleum products, other fuels and station service.