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April 07, 2020ELECTRIC POWER, JANUARY 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the DailyStats will examine a broader range of indicators to identify signals of rapidly changing economic activity.
Electric power consumption (here shown as electric power available for use within a geographic area) aligns with broad economic activity. There are distinct seasonal patterns to electric power volumes with peaks for most provinces in January.
In January 2020, there was a total of 1,100,347 Megawatt hours of electric power available for use in Nova Scotia. This was a 3.4 per cent decline compared to January 2019, but there were also fewer heating-degree-days (requiring electricity for heating purposes) in January 2020.
In the coming months, electric power available for use will be compared against typical seasonal patterns observed in Nova Scotia. This will be assessed against the decline in electric power from the usual January peak.
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 25-10-0016-01 Electric power generation, monthly receipts, deliveries and availability; Environment and Climate Change Canada Monthly Climate Summaries
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