MONTHLY ELECTRICITY STATISTICS, March 2007  -  9
CANADA
GWh
  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  14 195   6.6%    13 124  14 874  14 967    44 036 8.6%    152 518 e 25.6%
+ Nuclear  7 368   -9.5%    7 727  7 501  7 165    22 034 -8.1%    90 758 e 15.2%
+ Hydro  33 472   -0.1%    34 613  36 556  34 058    104 086 2.7%    351 901 e 59.0%
+ Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other   161   45.0%     142   150   155     466 45.2%    1 490 e 0.2%
= Indigenous Production  55 196   0.2%    55 606  59 081  56 345    170 622 2.7%    596 667 e 100.0%
+ Imports  2 667   2.5%    1 907  2 015  1 734    6 416 -20.2%    31 038  
- Exports  4 770   1.0%    4 504  4 266  5 119    14 155 -1.3%    52 203  
             
                                 
= Electricity Supplied  53 093   0.2%    53 009  56 830  52 960    162 883 1.9%    575 502 e
                                 
                  Period  Date           
-  Electricity production was 55 196 GWh in March 2007.
- This was higher by 110 GWh, or 0.2 %, compared to March 2006.
- This was a decrease of 1 149 GWh, or 2 %, compared to the previous month.
- Combustible Fuels production showed the most significant percentage change compared to the previous month with
a decrease of 5.2 %, or 772 GWh.
- Total production for the year-to-date was 170 622 GWh. Comparing this to the same period last year shows that:
- Total production was higher by 4 408 GWh, or 2.7 %.
- Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production showed the largest percentage change by fuel type, being 45.2 % higher.
- Trade volume decreased by 1 809 TWh, or 8.1 %.
Electricity Production Compared to Previous Year 'Year to Date' Comparison of Production by Fuel Type
COUNTRY NOTES:
Geoth./Wind/Solar/Other production is estimated by the IEA Secretariat.
Revision of Combustible Fuels production for January and February 2007.
Revision of Hydro production for January 2007.
© OECD/IEA, 2007                               INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY