Quebec’s electric challenges and Nova Scotia’s opportunities – Halifax Examiner

December 5, 2024

When we think of Canada being a major energy exporter, we usually think of Alberta and the shipping of crude oil and its products to the United States. We also export electricity to our neighbour to the south.

Given Canada’s abundance of hydroelectric power, most of the electricity we export to the United States is from hydroelectricity generated in British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, and Ontario (Ontario also exports electricity from its nuclear generating facilities).

However, drought in much of Canada in 2023 reduced our electricity exports by over a quarter below the 2013-2022 10-year average, as we see in the following chart.

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