This statistic displays the energy capacity from renewable energy sources in Canada as of 2016, by resource. During this year, the country had a total solar capacity of 2.31 gigawatts. Canada primarily uses renewable energy sources for electricity, heat, and to produce biofuels.
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National Energy Board. (December 1, 2017). Energy capacity of renewables in Canada as of 2016, by resource (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/474492/capacity-of-renewable-energy-canada-by-resource/
National Energy Board. "Energy capacity of renewables in Canada as of 2016, by resource (in megawatts)." Chart. December 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/474492/capacity-of-renewable-energy-canada-by-resource/
National Energy Board. (2017). Energy capacity of renewables in Canada as of 2016, by resource (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/474492/capacity-of-renewable-energy-canada-by-resource/
National Energy Board. "Energy Capacity of Renewables in Canada as of 2016, by Resource (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/474492/capacity-of-renewable-energy-canada-by-resource/
National Energy Board, Energy capacity of renewables in Canada as of 2016, by resource (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/474492/capacity-of-renewable-energy-canada-by-resource/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Energy capacity of renewables in Canada as of 2016, by resource (in megawatts) [Graph], National Energy Board, December 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/474492/capacity-of-renewable-energy-canada-by-resource/
