Hydroelectric plants have the highest installed capacity of any energy source used for electricity generation in Canada. As of 2020, hydropower plants had an estimated capacity of 81.4 gigawatts. This was more than three times the capacity of gas-fired turbines, which are Canada's second largest energy source. Unsurprisingly, hydraulic turbines are also the main
Estimated installed electricity capacity in Canada in 2020, by source (in gigawatts)
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Canada Energy Regulator. (December 22, 2021). Estimated installed electricity capacity in Canada in 2020, by source (in gigawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Estimated installed electricity capacity in Canada in 2020, by source (in gigawatts)." Chart. December 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/
Canada Energy Regulator. (2021). Estimated installed electricity capacity in Canada in 2020, by source (in gigawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/
Canada Energy Regulator. "Estimated Installed Electricity Capacity in Canada in 2020, by Source (in Gigawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/
Canada Energy Regulator, Estimated installed electricity capacity in Canada in 2020, by source (in gigawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/ (last visited February 08, 2023)
Estimated installed electricity capacity in Canada in 2020, by source (in gigawatts) [Graph], Canada Energy Regulator, December 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917150/capacity-of-energy-canada-by-resource/