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 65,817 40,024 1,225 1,055 . 106 108,226
Newfoundland and Labrador . . 321 0 . .. 321
Prince Edward Island . . 0 3 . .. 3
Nova Scotia 6,647 1,757 27 159 . . 8,590
New Brunswick 3,640 2,439 20 373 . . 6,472
Quebec . 18 277 384 . 37 716
Ontario 84 15,073 65 136 . 69 15,427
Manitoba 69 25 2 .. . . 96
Saskatchewan 12,794 4,696 12 .. . . 17,502
Alberta 42,583 13,788 19 .. . 0 56,389
British Columbia . 2,218 145 0 . 0 2,364
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut . 9 337 . . . 346
Includes petroleum coke
Includes manufactured gases, other petroleum products, other fuels and station service.
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