Renewables 2

Renewables 2

Source: Statistics Canada: Table 25-10-0081-01, Table 25-10-0055-01, and Table 25-10-0015-01.

Description: This line chart shows national level consumption of refined petroleum products, consumption of natural gas, and electricity generation by month for both 2019 and 2020. Consumption of refined petroleum products is disaggregated into diesel fuel, gasoline, and jet fuel. Natural gas consumption is disaggregated into commercial, industrial, and residential categories. Electricity generation is disaggregated by primary fuel type into fossil fuels, hydro, nuclear, and wind and solar categories.

In 2019, diesel fuel consumption remained relatively flat at 2.8 million cubic metres per month. In 2020, diesel fuel consumption was similar to 2019 in January, February, and March, but then fell to 2.0 million cubic metres in April before increasing through the summer months to about 2.8 million cubic metres in September.

In January, February, March, and April of 2019, gasoline consumption ranged from 3.2 to 3.5 million cubic metres before increasing to close to 4.0 million cubic metres from June to August. Gasoline consumption then decreased slightly from September to December, 2019, ranging from 3.7 to 3.5 million cubic metres. In 2020 gasoline consumption decreased from 3.6 million cubic metres in January through February and March to 2.0 million cubic metres in April, before increasing to about 3.5 million cubic metres per month from June to September. Then, gasoline consumption decreased to 3.2 million cubic meters in October, and about 3.0 million cubic metres in both November and December.

Jet fuel consumption was relatively flat throughout 2019, and in January, February, and March of 2020 at about 700 thousand cubic metres per month. In April 2020, jet fuel consumption decreased to about 100 thousand cubic metres. Jet fuel consumption remained close to that level for the rest of 2020, ranging between 100 thousand and 300 thousand cubic metres per month.

Commercial natural gas consumption trends were similar in both 2019 and 2020. Consumption was about 2.7 million cubic metres in January, and declined to about 2.2 million cubic metres in March, before dipping to annual lows of about 400 thousand cubic metres in July. Then, commercial natural gas consumption increased in both 2019 and 2020 to 2.3 and 2.1 million cubic metres, respectively, by December.

Industrial natural gas consumption in 2019 was between 7.5 and 7.0 million cubic metres per month from January to March, before decreasing to between 6.5 and 6.0 million cubic metres per month from April to October. Consumption increased in November and December 2019 to 6.8 and 7.0 million cubic metres respectively. In 2020, industrial natural gas consumption was between 7.2 and 6.8 million cubic metres per month from January to March, before decreasing to between 5.9 and 6.3 million cubic metres per month from April to September. Industrial natural gas consumption increased from 6.6 to 7.3 million cubic metres per month from October to December 2020.

In 2019, residential natural gas consumption decreased from 3.0 million to 400 thousand cubic metres from January to August, then increased to 2.4 million cubic metres by December. In 2020, residential natural gas consumption decreased from 2.7 million to 400 thousand cubic metres from January to August, then increased to 2.2 million cubic metres by December.

In 2019, fossil fuel electricity generation was between 2.4 and 2.7 terawatt-hours from January to March, before decreasing to 8.7 terawatt-hours in June. Then, monthly fossil fuel electricity generation increased to 11.9 terawatt-hours by December. In 2020, monthly fossil fuel electricity generation decreased from 12.0 terawatt-hours in January to 7.8 terawatt-hours in May, before increasing to 11.3 terawatt-hours by December.

In 2019, monthly hydro electricity generation decreased from 40.0 terawatt-hours in January to 26.5 terawatt-hours in June, before increasing to 37.9 terawatt-hours in December. In 2020, monthly hydro electricity generation decreased from 38.7 terawatt-hours in January to 28.2 terawatt-hours in June, before increasing to 38.5 terawatt-hours in December.

Monthly nuclear electricity generation remained relatively flat in both 2019 and 2020, between 6.7 and 9.0 terawatt-hours.

In 2019, monthly electricity generation from wind and solar was between 3.8 and 2.1 terawatt-hours. In 2020, monthly electricity generation from wind and solar was between 4.0 and 2.2 terawatt-hours. To see a full version of this graph, click here.

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