source of electricity in the country and accounted for roughly 60 percent of the total electric power production.
Canada's electricity production by electric utilities and industries has increased over the past decades. It amounted to over 636 terawatt-hours in 2022, up from approximately 600 at the beginning of the period. In 2022, hydropower was by far the largest Annual electricity production in Canada from 2005 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours)
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