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Electricity Generation: Quebec

(ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_QC)
Observations
Aug 2026: 13704497
Updated: 2026-11-02, 9:09:31 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Total generation, all types, Quebec
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_TOTAL_QC
Table 25-10-0015-01
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COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis12000000140000001600000018000000200000002200000024000000260000002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2008-01-01: 191701082008-02-01: 193871862008-03-01: 187457802008-04-01: 156717672008-05-01: 138346352008-06-01: 143784762008-07-01: 147908782008-08-01: 142175882008-09-01: 130515072008-10-01: 140668232008-11-01: 155184402008-12-01: 196522342009-01-01: 214662072009-02-01: 182924442009-03-01: 175946942009-04-01: 140382112009-05-01: 135796742009-06-01: 139275092009-07-01: 144951222009-08-01: 152254122009-09-01: 140971562009-10-01: 166598362009-11-01: 150157372009-12-01: 192293752010-01-01: 209940842010-02-01: 184428772010-03-01: 176718662010-04-01: 152006432010-05-01: 145107012010-06-01: 133588402010-07-01: 139626572010-08-01: 131640882010-09-01: 115968572010-10-01: 126692312010-11-01: 139764462010-12-01: 185461562011-01-01: 215196812011-02-01: 190086602011-03-01: 186981422011-04-01: 156019862011-05-01: 149047522011-06-01: 143712332011-07-01: 156176212011-08-01: 147451572011-09-01: 133326512011-10-01: 140986092011-11-01: 151254262011-12-01: 199141532012-01-01: 212614632012-02-01: 182937872012-03-01: 175030622012-04-01: 159204912012-05-01: 147579492012-06-01: 140665452012-07-01: 153350522012-08-01: 153931412012-09-01: 141576592012-10-01: 166287092012-11-01: 172997452012-12-01: 190628262013-01-01: 212679882013-02-01: 193557832013-03-01: 192349222013-04-01: 167596152013-05-01: 148481342013-06-01: 152394452013-07-01: 152204282013-08-01: 154701942013-09-01: 142141392013-10-01: 156037172013-11-01: 179043072013-12-01: 216826912014-01-01: 220268252014-02-01: 196583542014-03-01: 200800192014-04-01: 163929342014-05-01: 144687782014-06-01: 144039762014-07-01: 147464402014-08-01: 155019432014-09-01: 139798572014-10-01: 140964852014-11-01: 164752512014-12-01: 197302922015-01-01: 224748742015-02-01: 209645192015-03-01: 195463722015-04-01: 158179402015-05-01: 133388132015-06-01: 138905632015-07-01: 149580152015-08-01: 152261142015-09-01: 149588592015-10-01: 155059462015-11-01: 152721952015-12-01: 177190302016-01-01: 216913102016-02-01: 204293952016-03-01: 190957512016-04-01: 167575382016-05-01: 156343772016-06-01: 154687592016-07-01: 163123972016-08-01: 162127382016-09-01: 148360942016-10-01: 155113472016-11-01: 170981162016-12-01: 210845472017-01-01: 215907652017-02-01: 195258092017-03-01: 209571782017-04-01: 173472172017-05-01: 160772982017-06-01: 148355112017-07-01: 167026762017-08-01: 165056672017-09-01: 156664382017-10-01: 147145762017-11-01: 182557362017-12-01: 221965012018-01-01: 230642962018-02-01: 195205422018-03-01: 194022892018-04-01: 176710302018-05-01: 154309742018-06-01: 151005622018-07-01: 164650172018-08-01: 162122642018-09-01: 147771432018-10-01: 158476022018-11-01: 190265852018-12-01: 213441512019-01-01: 236916942019-02-01: 208660282019-03-01: 204559612019-04-01: 169134442019-05-01: 147700152019-06-01: 144316642019-07-01: 165655192019-08-01: 159370272019-09-01: 147062562019-10-01: 143616202019-11-01: 185012252019-12-01: 209417862020-01-01: 216618822020-02-01: 207806182020-03-01: 187946002020-04-01: 154820442020-05-01: 146798152020-06-01: 147663512020-07-01: 163521672020-08-01: 154969572020-09-01: 145343852020-10-01: 162687532020-11-01: 171157562020-12-01: 210813262021-01-01: 225666412021-02-01: 208919462021-03-01: 198103142021-04-01: 159870382021-05-01: 155146802021-06-01: 156335372021-07-01: 164121802021-08-01: 171126852021-09-01: 148525172021-10-01: 157390342021-11-01: 173106582021-12-01: 211144752022-01-01: 244544662022-02-01: 207965672022-03-01: 205614462022-04-01: 169092892022-05-01: 151055382022-06-01: 152380072022-07-01: 166209702022-08-01: 169676742022-09-01: 148271202022-10-01: 157343872022-11-01: 170765862022-12-01: 215234392023-01-01: 224233352023-02-01: 203513672023-03-01: 201246462023-04-01: 157331502023-05-01: 146963842023-06-01: 140108252023-07-01: 141569292023-08-01: 131912152023-09-01: 134009792023-10-01: 136681832023-11-01: 161360022023-12-01: 176983982024-01-01: 206470872024-02-01: 177713522024-03-01: 159553092024-04-01: 136924102024-05-01: 128550602024-06-01: 142866492024-07-01: 153362152024-08-01: 139258942024-09-01: 128122722024-10-01: 136490802024-11-01: 148846922024-12-01: 197055792025-01-01: 228589012025-02-01: 202273502025-03-01: 192978962025-04-01: 148642292025-05-01: 122701252025-06-01: 124889232025-07-01: 140554552025-08-01: 129127992025-09-01: 126449162025-10-01: 136137382025-11-01: 160855652025-12-01: 197493632026-01-01: 209306742026-02-01: 194265662026-03-01: 194339382026-04-01: 148516322026-05-01: 130885062026-06-01: 130471242026-07-01: 139206892026-08-01: 13704497
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, Quebec

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Total electricity generated in Quebec in megawatt-hours per month, all generation types combined. Quebec is almost entirely hydroelectric and is the largest provincial system; its winter peak and export contracts make it the anchor of eastern North American power trade. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

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