Quebec - Statistics


Economy
       
Population and employment
      Date
Population (source)
  7,828,879   Dec 31 2009
Energy labour force (direct employment) (source)
  33,051   2008
Industry
      Date
Gross domestic product (source)
  $265.9 billion   2007
Energy related GDP (source)
  4.0%   2007

Commodity prices
       
Petroleum
      Date
Heating oil (source)
  0.861 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Heating oil tax (source)
  0.098 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Propane (source)
  0.877 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Propane tax (source)
  0.100 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Gasoline (source)
  1.023 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Gasoline tax (source)
  0.364 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Diesel (source)
  1.037 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Diesel tax (source)
  0.315 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Natural Gas
      Date
Residential
  36.564 $ per gigajoule Regulated Rate   Jul 2007
Electricity
      Date
Residential (source)
  5.290 cents/kWh Regulated Rate   Jul 31 2007

Reserves and supply
       
Conventional Crude Oil
      Date
Refining capacity (source)
  525,000 bl/d   2008
Natural Gas
      Date
Reserves (source)
  18000 Bcf   Dec 31 2009
Electricity
      Date
Petroleum fired
       
Number of plants (source)
  1   Dec 31 2009
Installed capacity (source)
  600 MW   Dec 31 2009
Natural gas fired
       
Number of gas plants
  3   Dec 31 2009
Installed capacity (source)
  852 MW   Dec 31 2010
Nuclear
       
Number of plants
  1   Dec 31 2009
Installed capacity (source)
  675 MW   2009
Hydro
       
Number of plants (source)
  60   Dec 31 2009
Installed capacity (source)
  34503 MW   Dec 31 2009
Wind
       
Number of plants (source)
  11   Apr 30 2010
Installed capacity (source)
  659 MW   Apr 30 2010