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Year  Coal
mW 		Gas
mW 		Hydro
mW 		Wind
mW 		Biomass and Waste
mW 		Other
mW 		Biogas
mW 		Biomass
mW 		Waste Heat
mW 		Fuel Oil
mW 		Total Electricity
mW
 
 
1973                              3,404   
1974                              3,436   
1975                              3,585   
1976                              3,961   
1977                              4,510   
1978                              5,166   
1979                              5,424   
1980                              5,807   
1981                              6,200   
1982                              6,427   
1983                              7,233   
1984                              7,220   
1985                              7,219   
1986                              7,604   
1987                              7,600   
1988                              7,595   
1989                              7,978   
1990                              7,976   
1991                              7,981   
19925,299  1,932  820  1     8              8,059   
19935,318  1,925  820  12  0  15              8,088   
19945,704  1,978  849  21  21  15              8,588   
19955,704  1,983  849  21  20  13              8,590   
19965,704  1,985  849  21  35  13              8,608   
19975,704  1,996  849  21  31  13              8,614   
19985,621  2,054  849  21  35  12              8,592   
19995,638  2,248  850  24        0  256  7  6  9,029   
20005,638  2,883  863  37        0  272  34  8  9,734   
20015,615  3,619  863  94        0  272  43  8  10,513   
20025,659  4,017  860  97        0  277  43  8  10,959   
20035,520  4,788  893  172        0  277  43  8  11,700   
20045,509  4,797  900  273        0  277  43  8  11,807   
20055,840  4,780  900  277        6  302  43  13  12,160   
20065,864  4,335  900  386        6  307  41  13  11,851   
20075,918  4,436  900  525        6  307  41  13  12,145   
20085,918  4,834  900  525        6  307  61  13  12,564   
20095,971  5,159  900  591        6  307  63  10  13,007   
 

References and Related Online Materials

Coal:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Gas:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Hydro:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Wind:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Biomass and Waste:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Other:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Note: Other includes oil,diesel, geothermal and solar.
Biogas:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Biomass:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Waste Heat:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Fuel Oil:See entry under "Total Electricity."
Total Electricity:

1999-2009: Alberta Environment. (March 2010). Alberta Electric Generating Capacity (1999-2009, by fuel source) (table). Personal Communication, June 6, 2010. 

1992-1998: Energy Resources Conservation Board (1999-2002). Alberta Electric Industry Annual Statistics (Code ST28,  ISSN 0706-1420).  Last updated February 25, 2004. http://www.ercb.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_308_265_0_43/http%3B/ercbContent/publishedcontent/publish/ercb_home/publications_catalogue/publications_available/serial_publications/st28.aspx (accessed June 7, 2010). 

1973-1991: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. (2008). Electric Generating Capacity in Canada at Year-End (Tables 10.01 b & c). CAPP Statistical Handbook (2009 data). http://www.capp.ca/library/statistics/handbook/ (accessed May 26, 2010).