This is a SEO version of SD_NG_BC. Click here to view full version
« Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page »Copyright © 2014 by SDTC™ Sustainable Development Business Case 11
Natural gas consumption in Canada has increased over the past two decades. From 1995 to 2012, natural gas consumption increased by approximately 25%, as shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9: Natural Gas Consumption in Canada, PJ, 1995 – 2012
3,000
3,100
3,200
3,300
3,400
3,500
3,600
3,700
3,800
3,900
4,000
1995 2000 2005 2010
Year
The drivers of this trend are best explained through a sector by sector approach. A disaggregation of historical natural gas consumption in Canada by sector is shown in Figure 10.
Figure 10: Natural Gas Consumption by Sector in Canada, PJ, 1995-2012
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
Year
1995 2000 2005 2010
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Power Generation
Other
It should be noted that in the figure above, growth in natural gas consumption over the time period varies by sector. Of all sectors, growth in the power generation sector was the greatest, with an increase of approximately 180%. Growth percentages for all sectors are summarized in Table 5.
This is a SEO version of SD_NG_BC. Click here to view full version
« Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page »