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Electricity Generation: Alberta

(ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_AB)
Observations
Aug 2026: 7068680
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:09:24 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Total generation, all types, Alberta
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_AB
Table 25-10-0015-01
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COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis4500000500000055000006000000650000070000007500000800000085000002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2008-01-01: 53382402008-02-01: 48759882008-03-01: 50840252008-04-01: 46767452008-05-01: 48498442008-06-01: 44330252008-07-01: 49584922008-08-01: 49178822008-09-01: 45809292008-10-01: 48580212008-11-01: 48384682008-12-01: 51074342009-01-01: 51528852009-02-01: 48801392009-03-01: 51510172009-04-01: 47927912009-05-01: 46694262009-06-01: 46664332009-07-01: 49075922009-08-01: 49511292009-09-01: 48011912009-10-01: 49583162009-11-01: 47583802009-12-01: 54872692010-01-01: 53379342010-02-01: 48095342010-03-01: 50731232010-04-01: 47244092010-05-01: 48034672010-06-01: 47666672010-07-01: 51755852010-08-01: 50745632010-09-01: 51975802010-10-01: 52154492010-11-01: 54879582010-12-01: 56258472011-01-01: 54299282011-02-01: 48766322011-03-01: 51811062011-04-01: 45634332011-05-01: 45382112011-06-01: 46413462011-07-01: 50727242011-08-01: 51891562011-09-01: 52680872011-10-01: 52917812011-11-01: 53709322011-12-01: 53044972012-01-01: 62916142012-02-01: 57643412012-03-01: 59046362012-04-01: 51350152012-05-01: 49055702012-06-01: 47212242012-07-01: 54178962012-08-01: 56161022012-09-01: 52953842012-10-01: 54676582012-11-01: 52094952012-12-01: 58097962013-01-01: 56634732013-02-01: 51459172013-03-01: 50806462013-04-01: 49103892013-05-01: 49099562013-06-01: 50803222013-07-01: 55149672013-08-01: 52058142013-09-01: 49963002013-10-01: 53947872013-11-01: 57321602013-12-01: 60212122014-01-01: 59425832014-02-01: 51838762014-03-01: 57103532014-04-01: 53424222014-05-01: 51047042014-06-01: 51029692014-07-01: 54964952014-08-01: 54483662014-09-01: 51232272014-10-01: 53637602014-11-01: 57396622014-12-01: 60956662015-01-01: 56517162015-02-01: 49606862015-03-01: 50889712015-04-01: 47185372015-05-01: 44927592015-06-01: 48249352015-07-01: 50229752015-08-01: 52468792015-09-01: 48784322015-10-01: 51898992015-11-01: 50543042015-12-01: 54939312016-01-01: 76891822016-02-01: 64727472016-03-01: 68382322016-04-01: 60757632016-05-01: 56011132016-06-01: 60560812016-07-01: 66290972016-08-01: 68028062016-09-01: 63594892016-10-01: 65252282016-11-01: 67419332016-12-01: 74449282017-01-01: 74615042017-02-01: 66455862017-03-01: 70330862017-04-01: 61725012017-05-01: 62542602017-06-01: 61119142017-07-01: 69389612017-08-01: 69001712017-09-01: 62276552017-10-01: 66233962017-11-01: 73953492017-12-01: 76401552018-01-01: 71321042018-02-01: 62816552018-03-01: 67163432018-04-01: 57998252018-05-01: 58673872018-06-01: 56978812018-07-01: 68495372018-08-01: 70357652018-09-01: 65765902018-10-01: 67176742018-11-01: 70984362018-12-01: 75349562019-01-01: 73734932019-02-01: 71240512019-03-01: 73288692019-04-01: 63692032019-05-01: 60735322019-06-01: 61504202019-07-01: 68484912019-08-01: 64588132019-09-01: 65397692019-10-01: 70182892019-11-01: 69703272019-12-01: 73176132020-01-01: 70226472020-02-01: 65889202020-03-01: 65857662020-04-01: 59150072020-05-01: 52102252020-06-01: 57478832020-07-01: 58010652020-08-01: 61269522020-09-01: 61110562020-10-01: 64486042020-11-01: 69056882020-12-01: 69907092021-01-01: 62622152021-02-01: 60301552021-03-01: 60629352021-04-01: 54823142021-05-01: 56658642021-06-01: 61014592021-07-01: 60307452021-08-01: 63836972021-09-01: 62138552021-10-01: 66134692021-11-01: 68088402021-12-01: 71103832022-01-01: 64969752022-02-01: 55542662022-03-01: 59398572022-04-01: 56337192022-05-01: 59410112022-06-01: 55319532022-07-01: 62142212022-08-01: 63943122022-09-01: 64642722022-10-01: 66353962022-11-01: 69373332022-12-01: 72146262023-01-01: 72168182023-02-01: 59754352023-03-01: 61819272023-04-01: 60308342023-05-01: 58099422023-06-01: 57479322023-07-01: 66252332023-08-01: 65271722023-09-01: 62027822023-10-01: 66581682023-11-01: 70896472023-12-01: 71289232024-01-01: 77204532024-02-01: 64442812024-03-01: 63801952024-04-01: 58963562024-05-01: 59356012024-06-01: 57339462024-07-01: 73527082024-08-01: 67304232024-09-01: 66908832024-10-01: 71611062024-11-01: 69170222024-12-01: 77742802025-01-01: 79116262025-02-01: 70126002025-03-01: 74120162025-04-01: 66866192025-05-01: 66720682025-06-01: 66891942025-07-01: 72567392025-08-01: 71607512025-09-01: 69640772025-10-01: 73902152025-11-01: 73641002025-12-01: 81364512026-01-01: 79251022026-02-01: 67328492026-03-01: 72478992026-04-01: 65319622026-05-01: 65006992026-06-01: 61444612026-07-01: 73222072026-08-01: 7068680
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, Total generation, all types, Alberta

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Total electricity generated in Alberta in megawatt-hours per month, all generation types combined. Alberta's system has shifted from coal to natural gas and a fast-growing wind and solar fleet over the past decade, which this total and its fuel breakdown show directly. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

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

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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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