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Electricity Generation: Combustible Fuels

(ELEC_GEN_COMBUSTIBLE_CA)
Observations
Aug 2026: 13575794
Updated: 2026-11-02, 8:28:24 a.m. ET
Units
Megawatt-hours,
Generation from combustible fuels, total, all producer classes
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, table 25-10-0015-01
Series ID
ELEC_GEN_COMBUSTIBLE_CA
Table 25-10-0015-01
CREDElectricity Generation: Combustible Fuels
COVID-19 recession8000000900000010000000110000001200000013000000140000001500000016000000201620182020202220242026Megawatt-hours2016-01-01: 131981112016-02-01: 112790202016-03-01: 117316162016-04-01: 103040312016-05-01: 99782732016-06-01: 101820412016-07-01: 117237182016-08-01: 124336672016-09-01: 107258722016-10-01: 109117662016-11-01: 113028752016-12-01: 129630252017-01-01: 124239392017-02-01: 111210242017-03-01: 116315112017-04-01: 97405212017-05-01: 93822152017-06-01: 88062292017-07-01: 106855312017-08-01: 112077952017-09-01: 104062302017-10-01: 99780502017-11-01: 115195732017-12-01: 128178932018-01-01: 128053992018-02-01: 109433642018-03-01: 111796792018-04-01: 97411832018-05-01: 90628622018-06-01: 88969472018-07-01: 116689562018-08-01: 120325322018-09-01: 108214192018-10-01: 101081252018-11-01: 111038502018-12-01: 121501392019-01-01: 125843672019-02-01: 124544272019-03-01: 127622482019-04-01: 98261182019-05-01: 94171392019-06-01: 87114512019-07-01: 116180612019-08-01: 108516162019-09-01: 100518502019-10-01: 103994782019-11-01: 112891102019-12-01: 118919372020-01-01: 120470202020-02-01: 110336542020-03-01: 108154712020-04-01: 88770772020-05-01: 78174872020-06-01: 84452562020-07-01: 101829162020-08-01: 106068572020-09-01: 96117622020-10-01: 101179502020-11-01: 104129612020-12-01: 113814912021-01-01: 109226442021-02-01: 113591112021-03-01: 99312142021-04-01: 85373472021-05-01: 86251942021-06-01: 99357892021-07-01: 101395762021-08-01: 117778392021-09-01: 93904522021-10-01: 104999402021-11-01: 109488482021-12-01: 121353092022-01-01: 127037952022-02-01: 103931672022-03-01: 102167252022-04-01: 86366622022-05-01: 88837412022-06-01: 83475222022-07-01: 103759132022-08-01: 110872652022-09-01: 97292932022-10-01: 99537252022-11-01: 102584862022-12-01: 124549722023-01-01: 119100732023-02-01: 99232162023-03-01: 103374512023-04-01: 89596192023-05-01: 88952482023-06-01: 98364032023-07-01: 120252352023-08-01: 112801262023-09-01: 101584132023-10-01: 100155692023-11-01: 114910122023-12-01: 121830292024-01-01: 139089502024-02-01: 115094332024-03-01: 110386942024-04-01: 91921122024-05-01: 98923052024-06-01: 90434652024-07-01: 124614002024-08-01: 120846262024-09-01: 107529732024-10-01: 107077422024-11-01: 110200782024-12-01: 129570792025-01-01: 137824712025-02-01: 134975662025-03-01: 113376392025-04-01: 93726752025-05-01: 84680992025-06-01: 99078792025-07-01: 129926922025-08-01: 126884742025-09-01: 116768222025-10-01: 120301792025-11-01: 125822592025-12-01: 150903592026-01-01: 151334932026-02-01: 133344352026-03-01: 120601652026-04-01: 101289252026-05-01: 92495362026-06-01: 96632282026-07-01: 128906482026-08-01: 13575794
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, Generation from combustible fuels, total, all producer classes

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Electricity generated by burning combustible fuels (natural gas, coal, oil, biomass and others) in Canada in megawatt-hours per month, from Statistics Canada. This is the dispatchable part of the grid: it rises when hydro reservoirs are low or demand peaks. Available on a consistent basis from 2016. Published monthly, about three months behind the reference month.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Electricity Generation: Combustible Fuels ELEC_GEN_COMBUSTIBLE_CA, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/ELEC_GEN_COMBUSTIBLE_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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