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 64,633 42,205 1,187 1,683 . 90 109,798
Newfoundland and Labrador . . 466 0 . .. 466
Prince Edward Island . . 5 0 . .. 6
Nova Scotia 5,528 1,131 22 200 . . 6,882
New Brunswick 2,306 2,196 27 1,058 . . 5,587
Quebec . 0 153 276 . 24 454
Ontario 0 17,399 65 147 . 66 17,677
Manitoba 106 49 24 x . . 180
Saskatchewan 12,871 6,187 14 0 . . 19,072
Alberta 43,822 12,810 20 .. . 0 56,651
British Columbia . 2,426 169 0 . 0 2,595
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut . 8 220 . . . 228
Includes petroleum coke
Includes manufactured gases, other petroleum products, other fuels and station service.
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