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Electricity Generation: British Columbia

(ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_BC)
Observations
Aug 2026: 6627220
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:09:22 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Total generation, all types, British Columbia
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_BC
Table 25-10-0015-01
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COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis350000040000004500000500000055000006000000650000070000007500000800000085000002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2008-01-01: 68660522008-02-01: 59653052008-03-01: 55901212008-04-01: 51005312008-05-01: 46860532008-06-01: 43118052008-07-01: 55848632008-08-01: 55329752008-09-01: 47837742008-10-01: 53752652008-11-01: 53341622008-12-01: 67229462009-01-01: 62523242009-02-01: 54290382009-03-01: 53556952009-04-01: 46167382009-05-01: 48020202009-06-01: 41667572009-07-01: 49278562009-08-01: 48509732009-09-01: 44007712009-10-01: 48264052009-11-01: 54679612009-12-01: 71049272010-01-01: 66384252010-02-01: 57200252010-03-01: 51057172010-04-01: 45943062010-05-01: 42053132010-06-01: 43469782010-07-01: 43396292010-08-01: 41607162010-09-01: 36551022010-10-01: 43663642010-11-01: 56463612010-12-01: 66982192011-01-01: 60166322011-02-01: 54829542011-03-01: 56998342011-04-01: 49594852011-05-01: 48296902011-06-01: 42115212011-07-01: 51219432011-08-01: 59219422011-09-01: 53854662011-10-01: 55675392011-11-01: 61914212011-12-01: 68169992012-01-01: 68031632012-02-01: 60441892012-03-01: 57797952012-04-01: 52414072012-05-01: 56195082012-06-01: 51891882012-07-01: 60637172012-08-01: 61173262012-09-01: 51842052012-10-01: 55242062012-11-01: 59194042012-12-01: 62972262013-01-01: 69791172013-02-01: 57750502013-03-01: 60031342013-04-01: 46979262013-05-01: 47292382013-06-01: 44388152013-07-01: 47420692013-08-01: 48740892013-09-01: 47166302013-10-01: 47133322013-11-01: 54611392013-12-01: 65759642014-01-01: 63004942014-02-01: 58721942014-03-01: 52766622014-04-01: 45934432014-05-01: 43871402014-06-01: 40988192014-07-01: 46671842014-08-01: 48240442014-09-01: 44610132014-10-01: 43289062014-11-01: 52057522014-12-01: 57982642015-01-01: 60436142015-02-01: 47137562015-03-01: 50226462015-04-01: 55459102015-05-01: 51573872015-06-01: 49469262015-07-01: 50806342015-08-01: 51999622015-09-01: 49902252015-10-01: 47011732015-11-01: 55903712015-12-01: 61107942016-01-01: 70623662016-02-01: 55634842016-03-01: 56323472016-04-01: 48027052016-05-01: 55011322016-06-01: 55584182016-07-01: 57185792016-08-01: 53708722016-09-01: 49922032016-10-01: 53470962016-11-01: 60650052016-12-01: 79325302017-01-01: 79225442017-02-01: 63426312017-03-01: 62193302017-04-01: 53777702017-05-01: 53827412017-06-01: 53538732017-07-01: 60036622017-08-01: 64463572017-09-01: 59355812017-10-01: 58773252017-11-01: 61961682017-12-01: 74255232018-01-01: 65513142018-02-01: 58963552018-03-01: 60545222018-04-01: 48430392018-05-01: 50875342018-06-01: 50876772018-07-01: 60623532018-08-01: 57228742018-09-01: 49525362018-10-01: 58064492018-11-01: 53570362018-12-01: 60356472019-01-01: 64912492019-02-01: 66447272019-03-01: 48808722019-04-01: 40182382019-05-01: 47299042019-06-01: 45198642019-07-01: 45196142019-08-01: 50361362019-09-01: 45311032019-10-01: 54171682019-11-01: 62396122019-12-01: 69247822020-01-01: 62889882020-02-01: 57790522020-03-01: 63810122020-04-01: 50972612020-05-01: 52685872020-06-01: 51348132020-07-01: 61371292020-08-01: 69415222020-09-01: 52988752020-10-01: 59079672020-11-01: 67407002020-12-01: 76449512021-01-01: 71191252021-02-01: 66437282021-03-01: 66808212021-04-01: 56742242021-05-01: 54603112021-06-01: 56326102021-07-01: 59602662021-08-01: 50233842021-09-01: 51758362021-10-01: 54612322021-11-01: 56655832021-12-01: 74880412022-01-01: 69312582022-02-01: 61950582022-03-01: 59878372022-04-01: 59028682022-05-01: 49699892022-06-01: 48826352022-07-01: 54959462022-08-01: 62622932022-09-01: 49174032022-10-01: 44327182022-11-01: 60173362022-12-01: 68382812023-01-01: 58979962023-02-01: 50420382023-03-01: 55218792023-04-01: 44191952023-05-01: 45155692023-06-01: 41511162023-07-01: 39769482023-08-01: 45373652023-09-01: 36200292023-10-01: 43098722023-11-01: 51891562023-12-01: 49217902024-01-01: 62425522024-02-01: 43655132024-03-01: 44609772024-04-01: 38410122024-05-01: 41113892024-06-01: 41282852024-07-01: 52198582024-08-01: 49279332024-09-01: 47735942024-10-01: 52490472024-11-01: 54666392024-12-01: 62571322025-01-01: 65247752025-02-01: 59226572025-03-01: 50452012025-04-01: 44964292025-05-01: 46326932025-06-01: 45323722025-07-01: 51848812025-08-01: 57431862025-09-01: 56270042025-10-01: 52518842025-11-01: 53702962025-12-01: 62063852026-01-01: 68976402026-02-01: 60014512026-03-01: 58586222026-04-01: 60158762026-05-01: 63991252026-06-01: 62440772026-07-01: 70695722026-08-01: 6627220
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, British Columbia

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Total electricity generated in British Columbia in megawatt-hours per month, all generation types combined. BC is a hydro system: in wet years it exports heavily to the US Pacific Northwest, in dry years it imports. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Electricity Generation: British Columbia ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_BC, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_BC, 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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