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MONTHLY MARKET UPDATE: MARCH 2013
Date Issued: May 2, 2013
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The highest Ontario demand for the month reached 19,825 MW with a low of 11,963 MW.
Earth Hour this year landed on the evening of Saturday March 23, 2013. Ontarians contributed to a drop of 448 MW during the hour, which is more than the average peak for a city the size of Burlington.
The breakdown of energy produced in Ontario in March 2013 is as follows:
| Nuclear: |
53% |
| Hydroelectric: |
23% |
| Gas/oil: |
15% |
| Coal: |
3% |
| Wind: |
3% |
| Imports: |
3% |
| Other: |
1% |
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Year to Date (Jan. 1 - Mar. 31)
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Average Weighted Hourly Price:
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Total Monthly Demand for March:
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Highest Hourly Demand:
(at 8:00 p.m., March 4)
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Lowest Hourly Demand:
(at 4:00 a.m., March31)
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Average Hourly Available Capacity:
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Average Hourly Weighted Price for March:
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Average Weighted Price between 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
(daytime M-F)
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Average Weighted Price between 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
(evening M-F)
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ENERGY SUPPLY BY FUEL TYPE
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Supply By Fuel Type for March:
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3% |
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*A Megawatt (MW) is a unit of electrical power equal to one million watts. (A typical light bulb uses 100 W of power)
A Megawatt-hour (MWh) is the measure of one million watts produced or consumed in one hour.
For example, one MWh is enough electricity to power 10,000 light bulbs for an hour.
A Gigawatt-hour (GWh) is equal to 1,000 MWh. A Terawatt-hour (TWh) is equal to 1,000 GWh.
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This Monthly Market Update contains preliminary information only.
Final figures are available in the Monthly Market Report published on the
Market Summaries page in the "Inside the Market" section of this site.
These are published on the 15th of each month.
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