Almost 584,000 kilometres of underground transmission and distribution infrastructure and storage facilities to bring natural gas across the country to over 7.6 million customer locations serving over two-thirds of Canadians.
The Impact of Policy Driven Electrification in Canada
| Renewables Only |
Renewables and Existing Gas |
Market Based Generation |
Integrated Energy System |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required Incremental Increase in Generation Capacity |  252 GW* *Canada’s current generating capacity is 141 GW. |
 232 GW* *Canada’s current generating capacity is 141 GW. |
 169 GW* *Canada’s current generating capacity is 141 GW. |
 108 GW* *Canada’s current generating capacity is 141 GW. |
| Cost of Added Generation Capacity | $851 billion |
$829 billion |
$597 billion |
$325 billion |
| Cost of Added Equipment and Energy | $291 billion net energy and equipment costs over the 30 year period  |
$170 billion net energy, equipment, and RNG costs |
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| Added Cost of Electrification per Canadian Household |  $3,200 per year |
 $3,100 per year |
 $2,300 per year |
 $1,300 per year |
| GHG Emissions Reductions by 2050 | 311 million tonnes of CO2 | 279 million tonnes of CO2 | 146 million tonnes of CO2 | 279 million tonnes of CO2 |
| Cost of Emissions Reductions | $289 per tonnes of CO2 reduction |
$291 per tonnes of CO2 reduction |
$411 per tonnes of CO2 reduction |
$129 per tonnes of CO2 reduction |
Natural Gas Facts
Households that use natural gas for space and water heating can save up to $2,000 per year compared to homes using propane, electricity, and heating oil for the same applications.
Natural gas is an important partner for intermittent renewable electricity by providing quick ramping power generation services. In addition, renewable gases are a growing part of the supply mix.
Natural gas use is growing faster than the use of any other energy in our country.
The National Energy Board projects that natural gas will be meeting close to 40 per cent of our energy needs within 20 years.
