Hydroelectric plants have the highest installed capacity of any energy source used for electricity generation in Canada. As of 2019, hydropower plants had a capacity of 81.4 gigawatts. This was more than four times the capacity of gas-fired turbines, which are Canada's second largest energy source. Hydraulic turbines are also the main
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Canada Energy Regulator. (December 2, 2020). Installed capacity of electricity in Canada in 2019, by energy source (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Installed capacity of electricity in Canada in 2019, by energy source (in gigawatts)." Chart. December 2, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/
Canada Energy Regulator. (2020). Installed capacity of electricity in Canada in 2019, by energy source (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Installed Capacity of Electricity in Canada in 2019, by Energy Source (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/
Canada Energy Regulator, Installed capacity of electricity in Canada in 2019, by energy source (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/ (last visited January 18, 2021)