electricity generation in Canada was 632.2 terawatt hours in 2019.
Canada is largely reliant on hydroelectric sources for energy production. In 2020, hydraulic turbines, which were driven by flowing water generated an estimated 379.2 terawatt hours of electricity, far more than any other electricity generation type. Total Estimated electricity generation in Canada in 2020, by energy source (in terawatt hours)
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Canada Energy Regulator. (December 22, 2021). Estimated electricity generation in Canada in 2020, by energy source (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248155/electricity-generation-in-canada-by-type/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Estimated electricity generation in Canada in 2020, by energy source (in terawatt hours)." Chart. December 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248155/electricity-generation-in-canada-by-type/
Canada Energy Regulator. (2021). Estimated electricity generation in Canada in 2020, by energy source (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248155/electricity-generation-in-canada-by-type/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Estimated Electricity Generation in Canada in 2020, by Energy Source (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248155/electricity-generation-in-canada-by-type/
Canada Energy Regulator, Estimated electricity generation in Canada in 2020, by energy source (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/248155/electricity-generation-in-canada-by-type/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Estimated electricity generation in Canada in 2020, by energy source (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Canada Energy Regulator, December 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/248155/electricity-generation-in-canada-by-type/