Electricity sector in Canada
- Electricity sector in Canada
of Canada was 111000 MW in 2000. [ [http://www.canelect.ca/en/Pdfs/HandBook.pdf Power Generation in Canada] ]
During 2003, Canada imported 24.5 TWh from the United States and exported 31.3 TWh, leaving 562 Twh available for Canadian consumption.
The electrical generating capacities of the provinces and territories in Canada are broken down below. Units are given in megawatts (MW) and gigawatt-hours (GW-hrs). The tables given below use 2003 data from Statistics Canada. [ [http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/57-204-XIE/57-204-XIE2003000.pdf Electric Power Capability and Load] Statistics Canada, 2003]
Manitoba
Ontario
SaskPower is the crown corporation that generates most power in Saskatchewan. A mix of power sources are used including coal, natural gas, hydro and wind.
Installed Capacity (May 2006):
* Coal - 1654 MW (48%)
* Hydro - 851.8 MW (25%)
* Natural Gas - 767 MW (22%)
* Wind - 172 MW (5%)
Total: 3444.8 MW
Yukon
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