Workshop on Energy Statistics, China

1. Electricity and Heat Statistics Workshop on Energy Statistics, China September 2012

2. Overview of electricity in Canada Understanding the Canadian context Highlights of electricity data Electricity data collection: Capacity Electricity generation Co-generation and heat Consumption Collection issues and challenges Introduction

3. Canada is a major global producer of electricity Variety of generation methods across the country Canada also a large consumer Trade links are mostly north-south with USA Electricity: the Canadian Context

4. Map of Canada – electricity production

7. Aging infrastructure – security of supply Trade markets – stability, diversification New, emerging sources (wind, tidal, solar) Environmental concerns Deregulation of the marketplace – impact on prices Issues faced by the electricity sector

8. 6+ surveys Monthly, quarterly, annual Mail-out/mail-back Census surveys, above threshold Mandatory response Sources: direct from respondents, through administrative sources Cover capacity, generation, demand, finances Electricity Statistics - Overview

9. Annual electric power generating stations survey Covers utilities and companies with a generating capacity above 500 KW Frame based on input from provincial licensing boards, other surveys, industry research Objectives: to establish updated frame for other surveys; to monitor capacity utilization rates Measuring Capacity

10. Monthly Electricity Survey: Volumes generated by utilities and industry Imports, exports, inter-provincial transactions Annual Electricity Supply and Disposition Survey: Volumes generated by utilities and industry Includes co-generation Co-generation and heat Variables included in other surveys But challenges and issues with quality Measuring Electricity Generation

11. Industrial consumption of energy: Sample of establishments, by industry and geography Includes electricity consumption and generation Annual electricity supply and disposition: Track sales to consumers by sector Quarterly residential survey: Volumes & values sold by utilities to residential sector Proxy for residential consumption Measuring Electricity Consumption

12. Electric utilities financial reports (annual) Balance sheets: assets, liabilities, equity Report taxes, employees, wages, salaries, operating revenues and expenses To feed national accounts Electric Power Thermal Generating Station Fuel Consumption (annual) Quantity, cost, heat content of fuels consumed For electricity utilities and industry estimates Other Electricity Data

13. Follow up for partial or non-response Compare data for same respondent From same time period last year From other electricity surveys Balance inter-provincial transactions Compare with data from other sources Compare with other indicators to match trends Ensuring Quality

14. Multiple surveys = respondent burden, conflicting data sets Deregulation of electricity markets makes it more difficult to track production to consumption Consumption data based on sellers, not users Will have to move to electronic collection Proliferation of small electricity producers Collection Issues and Challenges

15. Andy Kohut, Director Manufacturing and Energy Division Statistics Canada Section B-8, 11th Floor, Jean Talon Building Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1A 0T6 Telephone: 613-951-5858 E-mail: andy.kohut@statcan.gc.ca www.statcan.gc.ca Thank you!