Table 16Distribution of energy conservation processes and technologies by establishment size

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Distribution of energy conservation processes and technologies by establishment size
  Number of employees per establishment
Fewer than 100 100 to 499 500 to  999 More than 999
  percent 1
2002  
Cogeneration 5 9 10 16
Fuel substitution 4 9 10 20
Alternative fuel systems or equipment 3 5 6 10
Other 14 20 27 53
Renwable energy technologies  
Small, mini, or micro-hydroelectric facility 2 3 6 10
Solar energy systems or equipment 5 4 6 10
Wind energy systems or equipment 1 1 1 9
Biomass energy 2 8 16 19 13
Other renewable energy systems or equipment 2 5 6 9
Total 3 27 41 49 64
Percentage of total employees 4 28 43 51 74
2004  
Cogeneration 5 9 11 11
Alternative fuel systems or equipment 5 8 9 16
Fuel substitution 4 10 9 17
Waste energy recovery and reuse 18 31 41 52
Use of energy management or monitoring systems 20 32 48 65
Performed energy audit past three years (2002 to 2004) 17 29 45 54
Other systems, equipment or employee training 14 23 34 49
Renewable energy technologies  
Small, mini- or micro-hydroelectric facility 0 3 5 10
Solar energy systems or equipment 5 4 7 16
Wind energy systems or equipment 0 0 1 10
Biomass energy 2 4 13 12 10
Geothermal 0 0 0 1
Other renewable energy systems or equipment 1 1 3 10
Total 3 42 60 77 88
Percentage of total employees 4 44 61 77 90
1.
Number of establishments indicating they used the energy conservation process or technology as a percentage of the total number of establishments that provided a response.
2.
Examples include energy crops and waste-to-energy.
3.
Number of establishments that indicated they used at least one energy conservation process or technology as a percentage of the total number establishments that provided a response.
4.
Employment of establishments indicating they used at least one energy conservation process or technology as a percentage of the total employment of the establishments that provided a response.
Note(s):
This table includes reported data only. This table excludes the "other manufacturing'"and "pipeline transportation" industry categories.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.