The industrial sector is the largest end user of electricity in Canada. In 2019, the industrial sector had an electricity demand of 240.2 terawatt hours. It was the only sector that had seen a demand decline since 2005. Canadian households consumed some 174.5 terawatt hours in 2019. Canada's total electricity demand amounted to 551.1 terawatt hours that same year.
Total electricity demand in Canada in 2005 and 2019, by sector
(in terawatt hours)
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Canada Energy Regulator. (December 2, 2020). Total electricity demand in Canada in 2005 and 2019, by sector (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195242/electricity-demand-by-sector-in-canada/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Total electricity demand in Canada in 2005 and 2019, by sector (in terawatt hours) ." Chart. December 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195242/electricity-demand-by-sector-in-canada/
Canada Energy Regulator. (2020). Total electricity demand in Canada in 2005 and 2019, by sector (in terawatt hours) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195242/electricity-demand-by-sector-in-canada/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Total Electricity Demand in Canada in 2005 and 2019, by Sector (in Terawatt Hours) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195242/electricity-demand-by-sector-in-canada/
Canada Energy Regulator, Total electricity demand in Canada in 2005 and 2019, by sector (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1195242/electricity-demand-by-sector-in-canada/ (last visited May 23, 2022)