MONTHLY ELECTRICITY STATISTICS, March 2007  -  3
OECD North America
TWh
  Mar/07 Mar/06 The last 3 months Year-to-Date Past Year
      % change   Dec/06   Jan/07   Feb/07   Jan-Mar 2007   % change   2006  
             
+ Combustible Fuels   278.8   8.8%     269.9   280.4   266.3     825.6 9.2%    3 303   67.0%
+ Nuclear   74.4   2.1%     79.3   82.6   73.4     230.4 2.2%     890   18.1%
+ Hydro   55.6   -10.5%     59.5   66.0   55.8     177.3 -6.1%     687   13.9%
+ Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other   5.3   19.1%     4.4   4.6   4.4     14.3 13.5%     50   1.0%
= Indigenous Production   414.1   4.7%     413.2   433.6   399.9    1 247.6 5.5%    4 930   100.0%
+ Imports   6.6   3.9%     5.5   5.5   5.9     18.0 -5.7%     74  
- Exports   7.0   1.8%     6.2   6.1   6.6     19.7 -6.0%     78  
             
                                 
= Electricity Supplied   413.7   4.7%     412.5   433.0   399.2    1 245.9 5.5%    4 926  
                                 
                  Period  Date           
-  Electricity production was 414.1 TWh in March 2007.
- This was higher by 18.5 TWh, or 4.7 %, compared to March 2006.
- This was an increase of 14.2 TWh, or 3.6 %, compared to the previous month.
- Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production showed the most significant percentage change compared to the previous month 
with an increase of 19.8 %, or 0.9 TWh.
- Total production for the year-to-date was 1 247.6 TWh. Comparing this to the same period last year shows that:
- Total production was higher by 64.9 TWh, or 5.5 %.
- Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production showed the largest percentage change by fuel type, being 13.5 % higher.
- Trade volume decreased by 2.4 TWh, or 5.9 %.
Electricity Production Compared to Previous Year 'Year to Date' Comparison of Production by Fuel Type
COUNTRY NOTES:
OECD North America includes Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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