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Canada is the world's second largest producer of hydroelectricity after China which is more than double Canada's level. and one of few countries to generate the majority of its electricity from hydroelectricity (59% in 2006). In 2011, Canada consumed the equivalent of 85.2 megatonnes of oil of hydroelectricity, 10.8% of all the hydroelectricity generated in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statistical Review of World Energy June 2012 )〕 Some provinces and territories, such as British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and Yukon produce over 90% of their electricity in this manner. All of the dams with large reservoirs were completed before 1990, since then most development has been run-of-the-river both large and small. Natural Resources Canada calculates the current installed small hydro capacity is 3,400 MW, with an estimated potential of 15,000 MW.〔https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/renewable-electricity/small-hydropower/7363〕 ==British Columbia== 90% of BC Hydro's generation is produced by hydroelectric means. Wind and wave power are being investigated and natural gas and thermal power round out the generation portfolio.〔(ergy_in_bc/our_system/generation.html BC Hydro Generation System ) Retrieved 2012-03-05〕 Over 80% of BC Hydro's installed in generating capacity is at hydroelectric installations in the Peace and Columbia river basins. The GM Shrum and Peace Canyon generating stations on the Peace River produced 29% of BC Hydro's electricity requirements. In the Columbia River Basin, Mica and Revelstoke hydroelectric plants together contributed 25%, while Kootenay Canal and Seven Mile generating stations together supplied 10%.〔 The remaining 25 hydroelectric generating stations supplied 14% of electricity production. BC Hydro also operates thermal power plants. The Burrard Thermal Generating Station contributes 7.5% and the remaining 14.5% of the electricity requirement was supplied by purchases and other transactions.〔 Bc Hydro's last dam was completed in 1984, since then run-of-the-river projects with private partners have been built. As of 2012 there were approximately 40 small hydro sites generating 750 MW. 〔http://www.energybc.ca/profiles/runofriver.html#rorworld〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hydroelectricity in Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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