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Table 4
Energy indicators
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary energy availability (terajoules) | 11,163,501 | 11,478,526 | 11,527,500 | 11,307,113 | 11,216,025 | .. |
| Primary and secondary energy exports (terajoules) | 9,491,341 | 9,444,883 | 9,810,695 | 9,641,137 | 9,786 984 | .. |
| Primary and secondary energy residential consumption (terajoules) | 1,286,677 | 1,338,166 | 1,313,015 | 1,296,644 | 1,250,283 | .. |
| Established reserve, crude bitumen (closing stock,1 million cubic metres) | 1,840 | 1,720 | 1,660 | 1,620 | 3,340 | 3,500 |
| Established reserve, crude oil (closing stock,1 million cubic metres) | 606.1 | 590.0 | 603.8 | 752.3 | 712.6 | .. |
| Established reserve, natural gas (closing stock,1 billion cubic metres) | 1,529.6 | 1,469.5 | 1,497.5 | 1,553.7 | 1,577.7 | .. |
| Recoverable reserves, coal (closing stock,1 million tonnes) | 4,485.3 | 4,423.1 | 4,404.2 | 4,315.6 | 4,468.8 | 4,395.1 |
| Recoverable reserves, uranium (closing stock,1 tonnes) | 439,000 | 429,000 | 444,000 | 431,000 | 423,400 | .. |
| Total electricity generation (megawatt hours) | 578,728,900 | 564,218,465 | 571,291,905 | 597,810,875 | 585,097,531 | 603,572,420 |
| Hydro-electric generation (percent of total) | 59.8 | 59.0 | 58.7 | 60.1 | 60.0 | 60.6 |
| Nuclear generation (percent of total) | 12.3 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 15.8 | 14.6 |
| Generation from fossil fuel and other fuel combustion (percent of total) | 27.9 | 28.5 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 24.2 | 24.8 |
| Private sector research and development expenditures in alternative energy (million constant 1997 dollars) | 196 | 204 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 1. The size of the reserve at year-end. Source(s): Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 128-0009, 153-0012, 153-0013, 153-0014, 153-0017, 153-0018, 153-0019 and 127-0001, accessed November 5, 2008. Statistics Canada. Chiru, Radu, 2006, "Research and Development for New Energy Technologies in the Private Sector," Analysis in Brief, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-621-M. Ottawa. |
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