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

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Electricity generated from fossil fuels — Utility generation
Table summary
This table displays a modeled breakdown of electricity generated from fossil fuels by utilities. The row headers provide information by province. The column headers provide information by fuel type in gigawatt hours.
  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 71,367 45,214 646 4,187 . 829 122,244
Newfoundland and Labrador . . 62 947 . .. 1,009
Prince Edward Island . . 0 3 . .. 3
Nova Scotia 6,016 2,430 17 850 . . 9,312
New Brunswick 2,579 2,154 10 1,905 . . 6,649
Quebec . 198 210 273 . x 773
Ontario 4,344 23,187 28 209 . x 28,052
Manitoba 50 41 15 .. . . 106
Saskatchewan 11,200 3,136 10 .. . . 14,345
Alberta 47,179 12,706 13 .. . x 59,932
British Columbia . 1,338 87 .. . x 1,844
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut . x 194 . . . 218
Includes petroleum coke
Includes manufactured gases, other petroleum products, other fuels and station service.
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