Table 15Distribution of energy-related environmental technology use by industry and province or territory, 2006

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Distribution of energy-related environmental technology use by industry and province or territory, 2006: Part 1
  Cogeneration Alternative fuel systems or equipment Fuel substitution Waste energy recovery and reuse Use of energy management or monitoring systems Performed energy audit past three years  2004 to 2006 Other systems, equipment or employee training
  percent 1
Industry  
Logging 1 7 3 4 9 3 9
Oil and gas extraction 15 21 15 35 39 24 12
Mining 2 3 4 20 25 17 11
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 13 5 7 12 39 29 28
Natural gas distribution x x 13 11 36 9 16
Food 1 1 2 19 17 22 13
Beverage and tobacco products 0 13 x 24 34 10 5
Wood products 8 5 5 26 12 7 2
Paper manufacturing 11 8 11 28 22 29 6
Petroleum and coal products 4 7 21 36 28 24 25
Chemicals 4 5 6 23 14 16 15
Non-metallic mineral products 0 2 5 8 9 10 4
Primary metals 1 4 3 24 37 33 20
Fabricated metal products 0 s 1 0 s 4 8 4 2
Transportation equipment x 1 x 9 20 14 7
Other manufacturing 1 0 s 2 8 5 5 3
Pipeline transportation 0 21 7 x 37 x 30
Total 2 2 3 12 11 10 6
Province or territory  
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 4 4 14 10 4 4
Prince Edward Island 0 x 8 19 10 6 x
Nova Scotia 3 3 3 21 22 7 6
New Brunswick 2 8 6 18 15 12 6
Quebec 3 1 6 14 12 13 5
Ontario 1 1 1 11 11 10 6
Manitoba 2 5 3 9 10 12 10
Saskatchewan 3 4 2 16 12 10 6
Alberta 3 4 2 13 9 8 7
British Columbia 3 4 2 10 8 4 7
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut 24 26 29 30 46 15 x
Total 2 2 3 12 11 10 6

Distribution of energy-related environmental technology use by industry and province or territory, 2006: Part 2
  Renewable energy technologies Total 3
Small, mini- or micro- hydroelectric facility Solar energy systems or equipment Wind energy systems or equipment Biomass energy 2 Geothermal Other renewable energy systems or equipment
  percent 1
Industry  
Logging 0 3 0 5 2 2 19
Oil and gas extraction x 51 4 x 0 3 71
Mining x 5 0 0 0 x 41
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution 10 11 11 4 x x 64
Natural gas distribution 0 11 24 20 0 x 50
Food 0 x 0 1 0 1 41
Beverage and tobacco products 0 0 0 0 0 x 38
Wood products 0 1 0 21 1 1 47
Paper manufacturing 3 x x 16 0 1 42
Petroleum and coal products 0 x 0 x 0 0 59
Chemicals 0 0 0 x x 1 35
Non-metallic mineral products 0 1 0 1 0 x 24
Primary metals 1 0 0 x 0 1 49
Fabricated metal products 0 0 0 0 s 0 x 15
Transportation equipment 0 0 s 7 0 0 s 0 32
Other manufacturing 0 x 0 x 0 s 1 13
Pipeline transportation 0 23 x 0 0 x 40
Total 0 s 1 1 3 0 s 1 25
Province or territory  
Newfoundland and Labrador 4 0 x 7 0 x 23
Prince Edward Island 0 0 x 7 x 0 25
Nova Scotia x x x 4 0 1 31
New Brunswick x 1 0 15 0 x 41
Quebec 0 s 0 s x 2 0 s 0 s 26
Ontario 0 s 0 s 1 2 x 1 24
Manitoba 0 x x 2 3 1 26
Saskatchewan 0 7 1 x 0 0 25
Alberta 1 5 1 2 1 1 25
British Columbia x 2 1 4 0 1 22
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut 0 35 0 0 0 0 65
Total 0 s 1 1 3 0 s 1 25
1.
Percentage of establishments using each technology.
2.
Examples include energy crops and waste-to-energy.
3.
Percentage of establishments that used at least one energy conservation process or technology.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division.