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Electricity Generation: Fossil Fuels

(ELEC_GEN_FOSSIL_CA)
Observations
Aug 2026: 12772125
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:09:07 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Generation from non-renewable combustible fuels, all producer classes
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_FOSSIL_CA
Table 25-10-0015-01
CREDElectricity Generation: Fossil Fuels
COVID-19 recession7000000800000090000001000000011000000120000001300000014000000150000002020202120222023202420252026Megawatt-hours2020-01-01: 111933042020-02-01: 102659162020-03-01: 99869462020-04-01: 80798292020-05-01: 71456112020-06-01: 77786822020-07-01: 95026042020-08-01: 98272922020-09-01: 88391912020-10-01: 93617272020-11-01: 96702102020-12-01: 105318432021-01-01: 100729402021-02-01: 105928152021-03-01: 90934972021-04-01: 77272972021-05-01: 79036262021-06-01: 91769132021-07-01: 93673982021-08-01: 109563232021-09-01: 86376272021-10-01: 96900762021-11-01: 101649462021-12-01: 113498342022-01-01: 119473192022-02-01: 96610522022-03-01: 94545852022-04-01: 79658292022-05-01: 83226852022-06-01: 77883692022-07-01: 96988342022-08-01: 103502402022-09-01: 91055752022-10-01: 93112152022-11-01: 95483652022-12-01: 117000602023-01-01: 110643352023-02-01: 90827712023-03-01: 94651652023-04-01: 81964382023-05-01: 82408512023-06-01: 91636642023-07-01: 111614102023-08-01: 104319382023-09-01: 95200742023-10-01: 94277142023-11-01: 107036452023-12-01: 112384412024-01-01: 130181942024-02-01: 106602832024-03-01: 102525022024-04-01: 85344382024-05-01: 92584782024-06-01: 84563282024-07-01: 117331352024-08-01: 112107072024-09-01: 100434242024-10-01: 99295182024-11-01: 101400742024-12-01: 119836382025-01-01: 127962692025-02-01: 126553712025-03-01: 105721242025-04-01: 86275922025-05-01: 77775392025-06-01: 93134632025-07-01: 122240662025-08-01: 119481922025-09-01: 109747912025-10-01: 113373332025-11-01: 117552062025-12-01: 141552282026-01-01: 141840192026-02-01: 124826642026-03-01: 112153992026-04-01: 94211572026-05-01: 86101142026-06-01: 90209172026-07-01: 121422712026-08-01: 12772125
Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01 via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Electric Power Statistics

Units: Megawatt-hours, Generation from non-renewable combustible fuels, all producer classes

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Electricity generated from non-renewable combustible fuels (Statistics Canada's grouping of natural gas, coal and oil fired generation) in megawatt-hours per month. It is the fossil share of Canadian electricity: watch it fall as Alberta's coal phase-out and carbon pricing work through the system, with natural gas partly offsetting coal's decline. Consistent series from 2020. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Electricity Generation: Fossil Fuels ELEC_GEN_FOSSIL_CA, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/ELEC_GEN_FOSSIL_CA, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01 via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01 via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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