Table 3.44
Efficiency of thermal-electric power stations by fuel type

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Efficiency of thermal-electric power stations by fuel type
  Coal Fuel oil Natural gas Wood
Canadian bituminous Imported bituminous Canadian sub-bituminous Imported sub-bituminous Lignite Heavy Light and diesel
  percent
1980 31 36 32 .. 27 33 25 27 ..
1981 30 35 32 .. 27 32 29 26 ..
1982 32 36 32 .. 27 34 29 26 ..
1983 32 36 32 .. 27 32 29 26 ..
1984 34 36 31 .. 29 32 30 24 ..
1985 33 35 31 .. 28 32 30 25 ..
1986 35 37 34 .. 31 35 31 25 ..
1987 36 37 34 .. 32 36 30 27 ..
1988 36 37 34 .. 31 36 29 29 ..
1989 36 37 33 .. 31 35 32 32 ..
1990 36 37 35 .. 32 36 31 29 ..
1991 34 35 33 .. 31 36 29 30 ..
1992 35 37 37 .. 32 35 31 31 ..
1993 36 36 34 .. 32 36 32 33 ..
1994 33 34 32 .. 30 33 31 29 ..
1995 34 34 32 .. 30 33 35 35 ..
1996 34 35 32 .. 29 32 32 33 ..
1997 34 35 32 35 29 33 31 35 ..
1998 34 37 33 35 30 33 32 35 40
1999 34 36 33 35 29 33 30 35 35
2000 31 35 33 33 30 33 28 35 31
2001 32 33 32 29 30 33 29 34 27
2002 30 34 33 33 30 34 29 36 27
2003 29 33 32 35 33 33 31 35 30
2004 33 34 32 32 32 33 31 35 19
2005 32 34 33 33 31 33 31 36 24
2006 29 33 30 33 31 34 30 35 20
Note(s):
Efficiency is the electrical energy output as a percentage of primary energy input.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Manufacturing and Energy Division, Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Catalogue no.  57-202-X, various issues.
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