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The Daily. Friday, December 22, 2000
Reduced generating capability at hydro and nuclear plants and warmer temperatures across Canada led to lower net generation of electricity in October. Net generation of electricity decreased to 45 052 gigawatt hours (GWh), down 3.0% from October 1999. Exports decreased 34.8% to 2 770 GWh, and imports increased from 907 GWh to 946 GWh.
Reduced generating capability in Quebec and British Columbia was the main reason for a 11.5% decrease in generation of hydro electricity to 26 178 GWh. Generation from nuclear sources was down 19.3% to 4 589 GWh, owing to scheduled maintenance shutdowns of generating stations in New Brunswick and Ontario. As a result, thermal conventional generation was up 27.7% to 14 285 GWh hours, compensating for lower nuclear and hydro generation.
Year-to-date net generation at the end of October totalled 477 379 GWh hours, up 4.3% from the same period of 1999. Year-to-date exports were up 23.7% to 43 167 GWh, whereas year-to-date imports fell 17.9% from the same period of 1999 to 9 856 GWh.
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