Facts on Canadian Energy Production,

Efficiency, and Initiatives

Canada is a world leader in the production of low

and zero emissions energy.

Electricity

Canada already boasts one of the cleanest electricity

systems in the world, with 79 per cent of our electricity
supply from non-greenhouse gas emitting sources.
Canada is the worlds third largest producer of
hydroelectricity, making up more than 10 per cent
of the worlds total hydropower generation.
Hydroelectricity generation makes up 61 per cent
of Canadas domestic electricity supply.
Nuclear electricity generation supplies 14.5 per cent
of Canadas total electricity supply, which avoids
about 90 megatonnes of greenhouse gases per year
compared to coal-fired electricity generation.

Renewable Energy Sources

Canada is a world leader in the production

and use of renewable energy.
Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind,
biomass and geothermal currently provide
18percent of Canadas total primary energy supply.

Wind energy in Canada accounts for about 1.8per

cent of total electricity generation; ninthin the
world in terms of installed capacity. The National
Energy Board forecasted in 2013 that wind
capacity would grow to 13,200megawatts
by 2020, which could supply approximately
4percent of Canadas electricity demand.
In 2012, bioenergy (energy from plants or plant
material, animal waste or any product made of
these) represented 4.8 per cent of Canadas total
primary energy supply. Biomass also accounts
for about 1.4 per cent of Canadas total
electricity generation.

As of December 31, 2010, there were over

95,000 ground source heat pumps (GSHPs),
a source of geothermal energy, in operation
in Canada. These pumps produce an estimated
1420 GWh of thermal energy annually.

As of December 31, 2013, Canadas solar PV

(photovoltaics) capacity was estimated at
1,210MWover 36 times the solar PV capacity in
2008. In fact, solar PV, along with wind power, is
the fastest growing source of electricity in Canada.

Carbon Capture and Storage

Since 2008, the Government of Canada has

committed over $580 million to carbon capture
and storage technology research, development,
and demonstration initiatives. This has contributed
to Canadas global leadership on CCS, which includes
4 large scale projects that are now in operation
or under construction:

$240 million to the Boundary Dam project

the worlds first commercial post-combustions
CCS project for coal-fired electricity;

$120 million to the Quest project;

$63 million to the Alberta Carbon Trunk

Line Project; and

$15 million to the Weyburn-Midale CO2

monitoring and storage project.

The first 3 projects will reduce CO2 emissions by

3.8megatonnes per year. Currently, 2.9 megatonnes
of CO2 is transported from North Dakota and stored
at the Weybun-Midale fields. Future CO2 volumes
will come from SaskPowers Boundary Dam Project.

Innovation

The ecoENERGY Efficiency program is on track to

reduce the energy bills of Canadian consumers
and businesses by $1 billion in 2016 and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by 4 megatonnes
(equivalent to the emissions of approximately
1million cars).

Minimum energy performance standards

established for more than 40 products including
major household appliances, heating and
air-conditioning equipment and electric motors
deliver lower energy costs and emissions
for Canadians.

88 per cent of consumers use the blue ENERGY

STAR label to find the most efficient products
for over 65 categories.

Vehicle fuel consumption labels, Auto$mart

Driver education material and the SmartWay
Transport Partnership provide Canadians and
commercial fleets with decision-making tools
for buying and operating their vehicles to reduce
fuel consumption and save money.

All provinces and two territories are adopting

the new 2011 National Energy Code of Canada
for Buildings or its equivalent which is 25
percent more efficient that the previous code.

More than 7,000 buildings are registered with the

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager benchmarking
tool to track their energy use. The tool is helping
30 per cent of Torontos office space to achieve a
9 per cent reduction in energy use.

Canada was the first country in the world to

adopt the ISO 50001 Energy Management
Systems standard to accelerate energy-saving
investments in industrial sector facilities.

Since 2011, more than 25,000 efficient new

homes have been built, saving their owners
20per cent to 50 per cent on their energy costs.
The EnerGuide Rating System is currently used
inmore than 50 programs and regulations
delivered by provinces, territories, municipalities
and utilities across Canada.

The Governments investments, in collaboration with

partners, have helped create viable clean energy
industries by helping to advance ideas from R&D to
demonstration and then toward market deployment.
The ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, a $268-million
investment over five years, is supporting a
comprehensive suite of research, development and
demonstration projects to produce and use energy
in a cleaner and more efficient way.
The program is designed to promote collaboration
among industry, Canadas colleges and universities,
and government, which is critical in realizing
technological solutions to important energy
challenges.
As part of Economic Action Plan 2013, the
Government of Canada has committed an additional
$325 million over eight years to Sustainable
Development Technology Canada to support the
development and demonstration of clean
technology projects. This brings the Governments
total investment to date in Sustainable Development
Technology Canada to $1.4 billion.

Energy Use and Energy Efficiency

Nationally, Canada realized a 23 per cent

improvement in energy efficiency between 1990
and 2011, saving Canadians over $34 billion in 2011.
Energy efficiency measures are helping Canadian
consumers and businesses reduce energy
consumption and save money on their energy costs
while contributing to Canadas greenhouse gas
emissions reductions. For example:

United States Canada Clean

Energy Dialogue

The United StatesCanada Clean Energy Dialogue

(CED) was launched by President Barack Obama and
Prime Minister Stephen Harper in February, 2009, to
enhance collaboration on the development of clean
energy technologies aimed at reducing greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions and combat climate change.
Canada and the U.S. share the closest energy
relationship in the world. The joint pursuit of clean
energy solutions with the U.S. is consistent with our
highly integrated economies and energy markets,
and our shared commitment to reducing greenhouse
gas emissions.
Our governments commitment to collaborate
on clean energy research, development, and
deployment initiatives strengthens our respective
climate change policies, enhances our energy
security, and advances our collective progress
towards a clean energy future.
More than 50 initiatives have been conducted under
the CED, which have resulted in four collaborative
arrangements, 22 workshops and conferences,
21reports, and five web products. This has
improved Canada and the United States clean
energy collaboration in terms of the CEDs three
priority areas:

Advancing carbon capture

and storage technologies;

Building a more efficient electricity grid based

on clean and renewable energy; and

Clean energy research and development (R&D)

and energy efficiency.

International support

Internationally, Canada supports a broad portfolio

of clean energy projects in developing countries.
Key investments include:
$351 million to the International Finance Corporation
for innovative private sector climate change
projects, notably in the clean energy sector;
$250 million to the Inter-American Development
Bank, to support projects across Latin America
and the Caribbean that focus on renewable energy,
energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, and climate resilience;
$82 million to the Asian Development Bank
to establish a fund which encourages private
investment in climate change projects in low,
low-middle income and small island developing
states in Asia related to renewable energy, energy
efficiency, sustainable transportation and
infrastructure, and climate resilience;
$200 million to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF),
which provides middle income countries with
resources to scale up the demonstration, deployment,
and transfer of low-carbon, clean technologies.