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Electricity Generation: Wind

(ELEC_GEN_WIND_CA)
Observations
Aug 2026: 2653268
Updated: 2026-11-02, 8:24:52 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Wind turbine generation, all producer classes
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_WIND_CA
Table 25-10-0015-01
CREDElectricity Generation: Wind
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis01000000200000030000004000000500000060000002008201020122014201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2008-01-01: 1866522008-02-01: 1346752008-03-01: 1518522008-04-01: 1377432008-05-01: 1262452008-06-01: 1004562008-07-01: 905792008-08-01: 1012212008-09-01: 1142442008-10-01: 1902032008-11-01: 1677542008-12-01: 1858222009-01-01: 1849312009-02-01: 1406452009-03-01: 1679742009-04-01: 1623992009-05-01: 1447972009-06-01: 859012009-07-01: 820462009-08-01: 948632009-09-01: 1253932009-10-01: 1466472009-11-01: 1941782009-12-01: 1481552010-01-01: 2679822010-02-01: 1923512010-03-01: 2832792010-04-01: 3081092010-05-01: 2862862010-06-01: 2362082010-07-01: 2353632010-08-01: 2179912010-09-01: 3412202010-10-01: 4345042010-11-01: 4316062010-12-01: 4308262011-01-01: 5750532011-02-01: 6847532011-03-01: 6279092011-04-01: 7040922011-05-01: 5749082011-06-01: 4668302011-07-01: 4122002011-08-01: 3868682011-09-01: 5375222011-10-01: 7097062011-11-01: 9522242011-12-01: 9312012012-01-01: 10202192012-02-01: 7682962012-03-01: 9206792012-04-01: 7756462012-05-01: 6385942012-06-01: 5886242012-07-01: 3968652012-08-01: 4467782012-09-01: 5997402012-10-01: 9185222012-11-01: 7983112012-12-01: 8724332013-01-01: 11052472013-02-01: 8508642013-03-01: 7551792013-04-01: 8887472013-05-01: 7309972013-06-01: 5038192013-07-01: 4446192013-08-01: 4122762013-09-01: 6203062013-10-01: 7563312013-11-01: 10537952013-12-01: 9018542014-01-01: 11320232014-02-01: 7631512014-03-01: 8789092014-04-01: 8772392014-05-01: 5604662014-06-01: 4945082014-07-01: 5401682014-08-01: 4305402014-09-01: 6151652014-10-01: 8809782014-11-01: 9365862014-12-01: 8743232015-01-01: 10562982015-02-01: 7498252015-03-01: 9260522015-04-01: 8339162015-05-01: 6130522015-06-01: 4705732015-07-01: 4366652015-08-01: 4787602015-09-01: 6187612015-10-01: 9094752015-11-01: 8868352015-12-01: 8736482016-01-01: 32778762016-02-01: 30225742016-03-01: 25700212016-04-01: 23918602016-05-01: 23182482016-06-01: 22460932016-07-01: 18222002016-08-01: 16851092016-09-01: 20778002016-10-01: 25116192016-11-01: 29779152016-12-01: 35781592017-01-01: 29213962017-02-01: 28955062017-03-01: 29707732017-04-01: 25447952017-05-01: 24087972017-06-01: 21952082017-07-01: 16459502017-08-01: 17137082017-09-01: 18404462017-10-01: 32250302017-11-01: 32518982017-12-01: 32938142018-01-01: 37173312018-02-01: 30549732018-03-01: 27003342018-04-01: 26869092018-05-01: 23803872018-06-01: 21644222018-07-01: 18928262018-08-01: 17359112018-09-01: 20763692018-10-01: 28860782018-11-01: 32899832018-12-01: 32628282019-01-01: 37351172019-02-01: 31419482019-03-01: 35027092019-04-01: 31433702019-05-01: 20433942019-06-01: 18654402019-07-01: 18038152019-08-01: 17658402019-09-01: 22483522019-10-01: 27465352019-11-01: 32099392019-12-01: 35974132020-01-01: 28675402020-02-01: 35400652020-03-01: 33827562020-04-01: 30494662020-05-01: 28009842020-06-01: 23048912020-07-01: 18782842020-08-01: 23389582020-09-01: 29012252020-10-01: 30863382020-11-01: 40894942020-12-01: 40218772021-01-01: 29936482021-02-01: 31259032021-03-01: 44013102021-04-01: 29808702021-05-01: 25929242021-06-01: 26438252021-07-01: 19499302021-08-01: 19913642021-09-01: 28669262021-10-01: 29248872021-11-01: 39211952021-12-01: 37876922022-01-01: 39575532022-02-01: 37486662022-03-01: 37885202022-04-01: 34447122022-05-01: 29685322022-06-01: 25759062022-07-01: 24447542022-08-01: 20526492022-09-01: 24697622022-10-01: 35123462022-11-01: 42370902022-12-01: 38862142023-01-01: 33714752023-02-01: 41165032023-03-01: 35947112023-04-01: 36787382023-05-01: 30647422023-06-01: 23398972023-07-01: 19522312023-08-01: 23308812023-09-01: 23490472023-10-01: 36662472023-11-01: 46654592023-12-01: 45270432024-01-01: 42848712024-02-01: 41031362024-03-01: 44252322024-04-01: 47274452024-05-01: 33046382024-06-01: 31325252024-07-01: 24068962024-08-01: 25794532024-09-01: 30767272024-10-01: 45525582024-11-01: 44421302024-12-01: 48076032025-01-01: 55642012025-02-01: 43813532025-03-01: 51244832025-04-01: 45754382025-05-01: 40031372025-06-01: 34752502025-07-01: 27053452025-08-01: 26261292025-09-01: 28650482025-10-01: 44931632025-11-01: 50893212025-12-01: 55841782026-01-01: 56716282026-02-01: 43083612026-03-01: 53621102026-04-01: 44916112026-05-01: 42159262026-06-01: 34608062026-07-01: 30919672026-08-01: 2653268
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, Wind turbine generation, all producer classes

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Electricity generated by wind turbines in Canada in megawatt-hours per month. Wind has grown from near zero in 2008 to one of the largest sources after hydro and nuclear. Monthly output is weather-driven and usually strongest in winter and spring. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

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