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Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada
Table 8-1
Electricity generated from fossil fuels — Total electricity generated

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Table 8-1
Electricity generated from fossil fuels - Total electricity generated
Table summary
This table displays the results of Electricity generated from fossil fuels - Total electricity generated Coal, Natural gas, Diesel and light fuel oil, Heavy fuel oil, Wood and spent pulping liquor, Other fuels and Total all fuels, calculated using gigawatt hours units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	gigawatt hours
	Coal	Natural gas	Diesel and light fuel oil	Heavy fuel oil^{Table 8-1 Electricity generated from fossil fuels - Total electricity generated Note 1}	Wood and spent pulping liquor	Other fuels^{Table 8-1 Electricity generated from fossil fuels - Total electricity generated Note 2}	Total all fuels
Canada	44,534	64,707	1,299	1,735	9,791	415	122,481
Newfoundland and Labrador	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	217	195	1,255	33	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	1,700
Prince Edward Island	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	2	1	3	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	6
Nova Scotia	4,988	1,361	5	46	318	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	6,718
New Brunswick	1,823	958	4	195	631	0	3,611
Quebec	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	115	322	199	1,459	48	2,143
Ontario	0	11,882	69	7	1,276	11	13,245
Manitoba	0	17	15	3	82	0	117
Saskatchewan	10,035	9,564	1	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	125	19,725
Alberta	27,688	38,571	14	27	1,819	231	68,350
British Columbia	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	1,878	105	2	4,170	0	6,155
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	144	567	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	Note ..: not available for a specific reference period	711
.. not available for a specific reference period Note 1 Includes petroleum coke Return to note 1 referrer Note 2 Includes manufactured gases, other petroleum products, other fuels Return to note 2 referrer

Date modified:: 2022-05-02