Key Canadian Electricity Statistics (release March 21, 2012)
Electricity
Total Electricity Demand in Canada (2009)i
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Public Administration
Agriculture
Transportation
Total Electricity Generation in Canada (2011)ii
Hydro
Nuclear
Conventional Steam
Internal Combustion
Combustion Turbine
Tidal
Wind
Solar
Canada US Electricity Trade Volume (2011)iii
Exports
Imports
Canada US Electricity Trade Revenue (2011)iv
Exports
Imports
Electricity Contribution to GDP (2011)v
Gross GDP from all industries
Electricity Industry
Total Transmission Lines (2011)vi
Pricingvii viii
Average Residential Electricity Price (2011)
Average Industrial Electricity Price (2011)
Investments and Expenditures
Capital Expenditure on New/Refurbished
Infrastructure (2010)ix
Generation
Transmission
Distribution
Environmental Expenditure (2008)x
503.4 Twh
31.8%
26.2%
36.9%
2.5%
1.9%
0.7%
592.32 Twh
372.78 (62.9%)
90.03 (15.2%)
95.65 (16.1%)
1.12 (0.2%)
25.10 (4.2%)
0.03 (~0%)
7.56 (1.3%)
0.05 (~0%)
% Change from Previous Year
4.7%↓
0.5%↑
3.8%↓
9.3%↓
8.6%↓
1.8%↑
6.2%↓
4.51%↑
7.3%↑
5.6%↑
8.2%↓
4.5%↑
0.3%↓
5.7%↓
106.3%↑
N/A↑
51.4 Twh
14.6 Twh
12.4%↑
27.6%↓
$2.04 Billion
$0.37 Billion
2.21%
$1,267.43 Billion
$28.07 Billion
79,619 Km
0.5%↑
43.1%↓
0.03%↑
2.6%↑
4.2%↑
6.7%↓
12.15 ¢/kWh
7.32 ¢/kWh
12.9%↑
5.1%↑
$ 8.8 Billion
1.1%↓
$ 3.9 Billion
$ 2.4 Billion
$ 2.5 Billion
$1287.9 Million
0%∆⁼0
0%∆⁼0
3.8%↓
59.9%↑
Emissions xi
Environment Canada
GHG emissions from Public Electricity and
98.1Mt (17.3% of total); 15.9%↓
89.4 Mt; 0.9%↑
Heat Production Sector (CO2, CH4 and N2O eq.)
(2009)
CEA Member Reported Data 2010**
SOx emissions from Public Electricity and Heat
374.3 Kt; 10.6%↓ (2010)
335.4 Kt; 10.4%↓
Production Sector
NOx emissions from Public Electricity and Heat
205.3 Kt; 4.5%↓ (2010)
208.9 Kt; 1.7%↑
Production Sector
Key Facts
 Electricity generation in Canada is more than 77 percent non-emitting
 Canada’s current installed wind capacity is 5,265 MW
 Canada ranks 3nd after China and Brazil in global hydroelectricity generation xii
 Based on Conference Board of Canada estimates, Canada will require $294 Billion in electricity investment by 2030
Total Electricity Generation in Canada by province and type(2011)
Province
Hydro
Newfoundland
and Labrador
(40.7 Twh
(6.9%))
39.4 Twh
(96.7%)
Nuclear
Prince Edward
Island
(0.5 Twh
(0.1%))
Conventional
Steam
0.9 Twh
(2.2%)
Internal
Combustion
0.1 Twh
(0.1%)
Combustion
Turbine
0.3 Twh
(0.7%)
~0 Twh
(0.1%)
~0 Twh
(0%)
~0 Twh
(-0.1%)
0.5 Twh
(100%)
New
Brunswick
(11.2 Twh
(1.9%))
Quebec (196.7
Twh (33.2%))
3.8 Twh
(34.0%)
~0 Twh
(-0.4%)
5.0 Twh
(44.3%)
~0 Twh
(0%)
1.9 Twh
(16.9%)
0.6 Twh
(5.2%)
191.3
Twh
(97.2%)
34.7 Twh
(24.7%)
3.3 Twh
(1.7%)
1.1 Twh
(0.5%)
0.3 Twh
(0.2%)
0.2 Twh
(0.1%)
0.6 Twh
(0.3%)
86.8 Twh
(61.8%)
8.0 Twh
(5.7%)
~0 Twh
(0%)
8.6 Twh
(6.1%)
2.2 Twh
(1.6%)
34.2 Twh
(98.4%)
0.1 Twh
(0.4%)
~0 Twh
(0%)
~0 Twh
(0.1%)
0.4 Twh
(1.1%)
Saskatchewan
(23.1 Twh
(3.9%))
4.6 Twh
(20.1%)
16.3 Twh
(70.5%)
~0 Twh
(0%)
1.5 Twh
(6.3%)
0.7 Twh
(3.1%)
Alberta (66.0
Twh (11.1%))
1.8 Twh
(2.8%)
50.9 Twh
(77.1%)
0.1 Twh
(0.1%)
11.0 Twh
(16.7)
2.2 Twh
(3.3%)
61.2 Twh
(92.1%)
4.1 Twh
(6.1%)
0.1 Twh
(0.1%)
1.1 Twh
(1.7%)
British
Columbia (66.4
Twh (11.2%))
Yukon (0.4
Twh (0.1%))
0.4 Twh
(90.9%)
~0 Twh
(9.0%)
Northwest
Territories (0.7
Twh (0.1%))
0.3 Twh
(36.8%)
0.3 Twh
(46.6%)
Nunavut (0.2
Twh (~0 %))
Solar
0.1 Twh
(0.3%)
1.1 Twh
(9.9%)
Manitoba
(34.8 Twh
(5.9%))
0.4 Twh
(3.8%)
Wind
Nova Scotia
(11.2 Twh
(1.9%))
Ontario (140.4
Twh (23.7%))
9.3 Twh
(83.0%)
Tidal
~0 Twh
(0.2%)
0.3 Twh
(3.1%)
0.1 Twh
(~0%)
~0 Twh
(0.1%)
0.1 Twh
(16.6%)
0.2 Twh
(100%)
*Updated February 2012
** CEA Corporate Utilities Members, excluding City of Medicine Hat, Oakville Hydro Corporation and Saskatoon Light and power
i
Energy Statistics Handbook, 4Q 2009. Table 8.7-1; Industrial includes manufacturing and mining/gas/oil extraction
(no updates to this data by February 15, 2012). Please note that some CANSIM related tables are terminated and
future updates, when available, may relate to CANSIM tables 128-0016 and 128-0017. Also, as per
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120113/dq120113b-eng.htm, “The 2010 issue of Report on Energy
Supply and Demand in Canada (57-003-X, free) will soon be available”. Public Administration: Establishments of
federal, provincial and municipal governments primarily engaged in activities associated with public
administration. Establishments included are the Federal Public Service, National Defence, Royal Canadian Mounted
Police and provincial and local administrations. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 91.
ii
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 127-0002, annual total electricity generation from utilities and industries, based
on monthly data, retrieved March 21, 2012 from http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a05?lang=eng&id=1270002
(Definitions: “A utility is an organization that, as its prime purpose, generates, transmits and/or distributes electric
energy for sale. It can be private or public (provincial or municipal).” Industries are “establishments that are not
part of the electric power generation, transmission and distribution industry (North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS): 22111).” Conventional Steam Turbine: A power plant in which the prime mover is a
steam turbine. The steam used to drive the turbine is produced in a boiler where fossil fuels or other combustible
materials are burned; Internal Combustion: A power plant in which the prime mover is an internal combustion
turbine. Electric power is generated by the rapid burning of a fuel-air mixture into mechanical energy; Combustion
Turbine: A power plant in which the prime mover is a combustion turbine. Electric power is generated by the
burning of a fuel into mechanical energy.
iii
National Energy Board, Electricity Exports, Imports and Statistics, see http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clfnsi/rnrgynfmtn/sttstc/lctrctyxprtmprt/lctrctyxprtmprt-eng.html#s2011, retrieved February 21, 2012
iv
National Energy Board, Electricity Exports, Imports and Statistics, see http://www.neb-one.gc.ca/clfnsi/rnrgynfmtn/sttstc/lctrctyxprtmprt/lctrctyxprtmprt-eng.html#s2011, retrieved February 21, 2012
v
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 379-0027, average based on monthly data on Gross domestic product (GDP) at
basic prices, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), seasonally adjusted for annual rates, at
constant 2002 dollar prices. Retrieved on March 2, 2012 from
http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a26?lang=eng&retrLang=eng&id=3790027
vi
North American Reliability Corporation (NERC)
vii
Hydro Quebec, Comparison of Electricity Prices in Major North American Cities, 2010, pg. 20; retrieved February
15, 2012 from http://www.hydroquebec.com/publications/en/comparison_prices/pdf/comp_2010_en.pdf,
residential average price based on information for Canadian cities as of April 1, 2010 in Canadian dollars, excluding
taxes; industrial average price based on information for 12 Canadian cities for large power industries (5,000 kW)
based on supply voltage of 25v
viii
Hydro Quebec, Comparison of Electricity Prices in Major North American Cities, 2011, pg. 20; retrieved February
15, 2012 from http://www.hydroquebec.com/publications/en/comparison_prices/pdf/comp_2011_en.pdf,
residential average price based on information for 12 Canadian cities as of April 1, 2011 in Canadian dollars,
excluding taxes; industrial average price based on information for Canadian cities for large power industries (5,000
kW) based on supply voltage of 25v; residential price increase from 2010 to 2011 is mainly due to price increases in
Calgary (10.65 to 17.47 ¢/kWh) and Edmonton (9.27 to 16.4¢/kWh)
ix
Canadian Electricity Association (CEA), Sustainable Electricity Annual Report, 2010
x
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0052, retrieved February 16, 2012 from
http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/cansim/a26?lang=eng&retrLang=eng&id=1530052, providing total combined capital
and operating expenditures on environmental protection for electric power generation, transmission and
distribution industry
xi
United Nations Framework Convention for climate change (UNFCCC), 2011 Annex Party GHG Inventory
Submissions for Canada, Common Reporting Format (CRF) for 2009 and 2008, version, titled CAN-2011-2009-v1.2
and CAN-2011-2008-v1.2, sheet tab Table 1s1, Table 1 – Sectoral Report for Energy, for public electricity and heat
production (1.a), provided for CO2 (97,413.42 Gg), CH4 (4.90 Gg) and N2O (1.85 Gg) combined upon conversion to
CO2 eq emissions for CH4 and N2O, dated 17 October 2011 for GHG emissions
http://unfccc.int/national_reports/annex_i_ghg_inventories/national_inventories_submissions/items/5888.php,
SOx and NOx data from Environment Canada, National Pollutant Release Inventory, 2010 Air pollutant emissions
summary for Canada, retrieved February 24, 2012 from http://www.ec.gc.ca/inrpnpri/default.asp?lang=En&n=F98AFAE7-1; percent difference 2009 vs. 2010 compared to 2009 data available from
National Inventory Report, Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, 2009, Part 2, Annex 10 for Ozone and
Aerosol Precursors, pg. 208; 2010 data for GHG emissions from Canadian Electricity Association (CEA), Sustainable
Electricity Annual Report, 2010; emissions represent total gross annual direct CO2 eq emissions from fossil fuel
generation (tonnes); percent difference 2009 vs. 2010 data based also on CEA summary from member reported
data in 2009 and 2010.
xii
Centre for Energy, Retrieved from http://www.centreforenergy.com/AboutEnergy/CanadianEnergy, on March 9,
2012