Electricity supply and disposition, 2015
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Released: 2016-11-07
The amount of electricity generated in Canada totalled 631.7 million megawatt hours (MWh) in 2015, up 0.3% from the previous year.
Most electricity generated in 2015 was derived from hydraulic turbines (59.2%). Other key sources of electricity included combustible fuels (22.1%), nuclear fission (15.1%), and renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, tidal and other sources (3.6%).
From a provincial perspective, Quebec and Ontario generated the largest amounts of electricity in the country. Compared with the previous year, Quebec produced 198.0 million MWh, down 1.0%, while Ontario produced 153.0 million MWh, down 2.6%. These decreases were partially offset by gains in other provinces, most notably in Alberta, where electricity generation rose 7.1% to 82.6 million MWh.
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The Annual Electricity Supply and Disposition Survey provides data on the amount of electricity generated, interprovincial movements of electricity, imports, exports and sales to final consumers.
Data from 2014 have been revised.
The Annual Electricity Supply and Disposition Survey is now administered as part of Statistics Canada's Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). Detailed information about the IBSP is available from the Behind the data module of our website.
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