Quebec - Statistics


Economy
       
Population and employment
      Date
Population (source)
  8,054,800   Nov 27 2012
Energy labour force (direct employment) (source)
  56,734   Dec 31 2011
Industry
      Date
Gross domestic product (source)
  $300.3 billion   Dec 31 2011
Energy related GDP (source)
  4.5%   Dec 31 2011

Reserves and supply
       
Conventional Crude Oil
      Date
Refining capacity (source)
  395,200 bbl/d   Dec 31 2012
Electricity
      Date
Petroleum fired
       
Number of plants (source)
  25   Dec 31 2010
Installed capacity (source)
  625 MW   Dec 31 2012
Natural gas fired
       
Number of gas plants (source)
  5   Dec 31 2010
Installed capacity (source)
  1,463 MW   Dec 31 2012
Total Fossil Fuel Generation (source)
  1.6 TW-h   Dec 31 2011
Hydro
       
Number of plants (source)
  146   Dec 31 2012
Installed capacity (source)
  37,136.5 MW   Dec 31 2012
Net generation (source)
  191.3 TW-h   Dec 31 2011
Wind
       
Number of Wind Farms (source)
  16   Dec 31 2012
Number of Wind Turbines (source)
  846   Dec 31 2012
Installed capacity (source)
  1,252.5 MW   Dec 31 2012
Net generation (source)
  0.6 TW-h   Dec 31 2011
Biomass
       
Number of Plants (source)
  8   Dec 13 2012
Installed Capacity (source)
  223.9 MW   Dec 31 2012
Total Installed Capacity (source)
  41,335.9 MW   Dec 31 2012
Total Generation (source)
  196.8 TW-h   Dec 31 2009
Alternative Fuels
      Date
Ethanol
       
Ethanol Plants (source)
  3   Nov 4 2010
Ethanol Plant Capacity (source)
  160.5 MML/y   Nov 4 2010
Biodiesel
       
Biodiesel Plants (source)
  4   Nov 4 2010
Biodiesel Production Capacity (source)
  100 MML/y   Nov 4 2010

Consumption
       
Petroleum Products
      Date
Gasoline (source)
  154,826.8 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Aviation Turbo Fuel (source)
  17,648.0 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Diesel Fuel (source)
  90,857.1 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Light Fuel Oil (source)
  13,627.4 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Other Petroleum products (source)
  55,168.1 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Heavy Fuel Oil (source)
  22,373.8 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Total Petroleum Products (source)
  354,501.2 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Natural Gas
      Date
Industrial Sector (source)
  112.6 Bcf/y   Dec 31 2012
Residential Sector (source)
  20.7 Bcf/y   Dec 31 2012
Commercial/Institutional Sector (source)
  60.9 Bcf/y   Dec 31 2012
Total Natural Gas Consumption (source)
  194.2 Bcf/y   Dec 31 2012
Electricity
      Date
Industrial Sector (source)
  104,097.1 GW-h   Dec 31 2011
Residential Sector (source)
  63,310.4 GW-h   Dec 31 2011
Agriculture Sector (source)
  1,845.2 GW-h   Dec 31 2011
Total Electricity Consumption (source)
  169,252.7 GW-h   Dec 31 2011