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Table 8-2
Electricity generated from fossil fuels — Utility generation
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| Coal | Natural gas | Diesel and light fuel oil | Heavy fuel oil 1 | Wood and spent pulping liquor | Other fuels 2 | Total all fuels | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gigawatt hours | |||||||
| Canada | 108,064 | 29,138 | 557 | 6,508 | . | -12 | 144,254 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | . | . | 9 | 1,291 | . | -12 | 1,287 |
| Prince Edward Island | . | . | 6 | 0 | . | 0 | 5 |
| Nova Scotia | 9,901 | 520 | 55 | 792 | . | . | 11,268 |
| New Brunswick | 3,857 | 1,722 | 26 | 3,766 | . | . | 9,372 |
| Quebec | . | 4,743 | 66 | 633 | . | . | 5,442 |
| Ontario | 32,354 | 9,073 | 14 | 26 | . | . | 41,467 |
| Manitoba | 423 | 44 | 12 | . | . | . | 479 |
| Saskatchewan | 12,274 | 2,992 | 39 | 0 | . | . | 15,306 |
| Alberta | 49,255 | 7,092 | 21 | 0 | . | . | 56,368 |
| British Columbia | . | 2,952 | 54 | . | . | . | 3,005 |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | . | . | 256 | . | . | . | 256 |
