List of power stations in Canada
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The following page lists the largest electrical generating stations in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. More comprehensive coverage of electrical generating facilities in Canada can be found in provincial/territorial
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
lists:
- List of electrical generating stations in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of electrical generating stations in Prince Edward Island
- List of electrical generating stations in Nova Scotia
- List of electrical generating stations in New Brunswick
- List of electrical generating stations in Quebec
- List of electrical generating stations in Ontario
- List of electrical generating stations in Manitoba
- List of electrical generating stations in Saskatchewan
- List of electrical generating stations in Alberta
- List of electrical generating stations in British Columbia
- List of electrical generating stations in Yukon
- List of electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories
- List of electrical generating stations in Nunavut
Largest generating stations
List of the 100 largest electrical generating facilities in Canada.Rank | Name | Capacity (MW) | Province | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
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1. | Bruce Nuclear Generating Station Bruce Nuclear Generating Station Bruce Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, in the communities of Inverhuron and Tiverton, Ontario. It occupies 932 ha of land. The facility derives its name from Bruce County in which it is located, in the former Bruce Township... |
7,276 | 44°19′31"N 81°35′58"W | Bruce Power Bruce Power Bruce Power Limited Partnership is a Canadian business partnership composed of several corporations. It exists as a partnership between Cameco Corporation , TransCanada Corporation , BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust , the Power Workers Union and The Society of Energy Professionals... |
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2. | Robert-Bourassa Robert-Bourassa generating station The Robert-Bourassa generating station is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project in Canada... |
5,616 | 53°46′55"N 77°31′58"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
3. | Churchill Falls Generating Station Churchill Falls Generating Station The Churchill Falls Generating Station is a hydroelectric power station located on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador. The underground power station can generate 5,428 MW, which makes it the second-largest in Canada, after the Robert-Bourassa generating station. The generating station... |
5,428 | 53°31′32"N 63°57′25"W | Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation | Hydro | ||
4. | Darlington Nuclear Generating Station Darlington Nuclear Generating Station Darlington Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located on the north shore of Lake Ontario in Clarington, Ontario. The facility derives its name from the Township of Darlington, the former name of the municipality in which it is located.The Darlington station is a large... |
3,524 | 43°52′22"N 78°43′11"W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Nuclear | ||
5. | Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Pickering Nuclear Generating Station Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located on the north shore of Lake Ontario in Pickering, Ontario. The facility derives its name from the City of Pickering in which it is located.... |
3,100 | 43°48′42"N 79°03′57"W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Nuclear | ||
6. | La Grande-4 La Grande-4 generating station The La Grande-4 is a hydroelectric generating station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,779 MW and was commissioned in 1984–1986... |
2,779 | 53°53′12"N 73°27′55"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
7. | Nanticoke Generating Station Nanticoke Generating Station The Nanticoke Generating Station is the largest coal-fired power plant in North America, delivering up to 2,760 MW of power into the southern Ontario power grid from its base in Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada. Previous to unit shutdowns, its generating capacity was 3,964 MW. It is owned by... |
2,760 | 42°48′00"N 80°03′01"W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Coal | ||
8. | Gordon M. Shrum Generating Station W. A. C. Bennett Dam The W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectric earthfill dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada. The dam, located 19 kilometres west of Hudson's Hope, and 85 kilometres northwest of Chetwynd, is named after the late former premier W. A. C. Bennett, and came on-line in 1968... |
2,730 | 56°0′58"N 122°12′19"W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
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9. | La Grande-3 La Grande-3 generating station The La Grande-3 or LG-3 is a hydroelectric dam on the La Grande River in northern Quebec, part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,418 MW and was commissioned in 1982-1984. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system. The dam and reservoir both are... |
2,417 | 53°43′40"N 75°59′55"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
10. | Sundance Power Station Sundance Power Station Sundance Power Station is a coal fired station owned by TransAlta Corp., located 70 km west of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Lake Wabamun. It comprised six units ; both 280MW units were taken out of service in mid-December 2010 and determined to be beyond economic repair .Units 1 and 2 operated... |
2,126 | 53°30′27"N 114°33′26"W | TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Coal | ||
11. | La Grande-2-A La Grande-2-A generating station The La Grande-2-A is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 2,106 MW and was commissioned in 1991–1992. Together with the adjacent Robert-Bourassa generating station, it uses the reservoir and dam system... |
2,106 | 53°46′46"N 77°32′57"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
12. | Lennox Generating Station Lennox Generating Station Lennox Generating Station is a natural gas fired station owned by Ontario Power Generation, located on the shore of Lake Ontario near Bath, Ontario, Canada. From 1982 to 1987 the plant was placed in reserve to surplus power in Ontario. Between 1998 and 2000 the plant was converted to use either... |
2,100 | 44°8′46"N 76°51′9"W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Fuel oil / Natural gas | ||
13. | Revelstoke Dam Revelstoke Dam The Revelstoke Dam, also known as Revelstoke Canyon Dam, is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River, 5 km north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The powerhouse was completed in 1984 and has a generating capacity of 2480 MW. Four generating units were installed initially, with one... |
1,980 | 51°3′15"N 118°11′40"W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
Hydro | ||
14. | Beauharnois Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station The Beauharnois Hydroelectric Power Station is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station along the Saint Lawrence Seaway on the Saint Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada. The station was built in three phases, and comprises 38 turbines, capable of generating up to of electrical power... |
1,911 | 45°18′51"N 73°54′37"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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15. | Mica Dam Mica Dam The Mica Dam is a hydroelectric dam spanning the Columbia River 135 kilometres north of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. Completed in 1973 under the terms of the 1964 Columbia River Treaty, the Mica powerhouse has a generating capacity of . The dam is operated by BC Hydro... |
1,805 | 52°4′35"N 118°34′0"W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
Hydro | ||
16. | Manic-5 Daniel-Johnson Dam The Daniel-Johnson Dam , formerly known as Manic-5, is a multiple arch buttress dam on the Manicouagan River which creates Manicouagan Reservoir. The dam is composed of 14 buttresses and 13 arches and is north of Baie-Comeau in Quebec, Canada... |
1,596 | 50°38′23"N 68°43′37"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
17. | Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations are two hydroelectric power stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The stations divert water from the Niagara and Welland Rivers above the falls which is then released into the lower portion of the river, and together produce up to 1,926 MW.Adam Beck... |
1,499 | 43.1458533°N 79.0445924°W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Hydro | ||
18. | La Grande-1 La Grande-1 generating station The La Grande-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 1,436 MW and was commissioned in 1994–1995... |
1,436 | 53°44′04"N 78°34′26"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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19. | Limestone Generating Station | 1,340 | 56°30′25"N 94°6′25"W | Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has... |
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20. | René-Lévesque | 1,244 | 49°44′25"N 68°35′34"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
21. | Kettle Generating Station | 1,220 | 56°23′3"N 94°37′54"W | Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has... |
Hydro | ||
22. | Genesee Generating Station Genesee Generating Station Genesee Generating Station is a coal fired station owned by Capital Power Corporation, located near Genesee, Alberta, Canada; 60 minutes south of Edmonton, Alberta. Fuel is provided by the nearby coal mine, a joint venture of EPCOR and Fording. The Genesee cooling pond, is an artificial pond... 1, 2 & 3 |
1,212 | Warburg Warburg, Alberta Warburg is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 58 km west of the city of Leduc, along Highway 39.-Demographics:The population of the Village of Warburg according to its 2009 municipal census is 696.... |
Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation is an independent power-generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, and operates power generation from a variety of energy sources... |
Coal | ||
23. | Bersimis-1 Bersimis-1 generating station The Bersimis-1 generating station is a dam and a hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, north of the town of Forestville, Quebec... |
1,178 | 49°18′31"N 69°33′50"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
24. | Jean-Lesage | 1,145 | 49°19′18"N 68°20′49"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
25. | Manic-5-PA Daniel-Johnson Dam The Daniel-Johnson Dam , formerly known as Manic-5, is a multiple arch buttress dam on the Manicouagan River which creates Manicouagan Reservoir. The dam is composed of 14 buttresses and 13 arches and is north of Baie-Comeau in Quebec, Canada... |
1,064 | 50°38′26"N 68°44′13"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
26. | R. H. Saunders Station | 1,045 | 45.0077171°N 74.7928619°W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Hydro | ||
27. | Outardes-3 Outardes-3 Outardes-3 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River northwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1969 and is run-of-the-river.... |
1,026 | 49°33′33"N 68°43′58"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
28. | Long Spruce Generating Station | 1,010 | 56°24′1"N 94°22′10"W | Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has... |
Hydro | ||
29. | Greenfield Energy Centre Greenfield Energy Centre Greenfield Energy Centre is a natural gas fired station owned by Greenfield Energy Centre LP, brought into operation on October 16, 2008. Power is produced under contract to the Ontario Power Authority. - Description :... |
1,005 | Greenfield Energy Centre LP | Natural Gas | |||
30. | Coleson Cove Generating Station Coleson Cove Generating Station The Coleson Cove Generating Station is a 1050 MW Canadian electrical generating station located at 4077 King William Road in the community of Seaview on the extreme western boundary of the city of Saint John, New Brunswick.... |
978 | 45°09′13"N 66°12′11"W | NB Power NB Power NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick... |
Fuel oil | ||
31. | Lambton Generating Station Lambton Generating Station The Lambton Generating Station is a coal-fuelled power plant located on the St. Clair River near Corunna, Ontario and owned by Ontario Power Generation. Lambton's generating units 1 and 2 , were put into permanent shutdown effective October 1, 2010.... |
950 | 42°47′47"N 82°28′07"W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Coal | ||
32. | Burrard Generating Station Burrard Generating Station Burrard Generating Station is a Natural Gas fired station built by BC Electric, owned by BC Hydro since 1961, located in Belcarra, British Columbia.- Description :... |
950 | 49°17′56"N 122°53′25"W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
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33. | Shipshaw Power Station | 896 | 48°26′54"N 71°12′54"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | ||
34. | Sainte-Marguerite-3 | 884 | 50°42′18"N 66°46′47"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
35. | Laforge-1 Laforge-1 generating station The Laforge-1 is a hydroelectric power station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 878 MW and was commissioned in 1993-1994. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system.- External links... |
878 | 54°10′14"N 72°36′55"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
36. | Bersimis-2 Bersimis-2 generating station The Bersimis-2 generating station is a dam and a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, north of the town of Forestville, Quebec... |
869 | 49°10′02"N 69°14′26"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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37. | Goreway Station | 839 | Sithe Global Power | Natural Gas | |||
38. | Boundary Dam Power Station Boundary Dam Power Station Boundary Dam Power Station is the largest coal fired station owned by SaskPower, located near Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.- Description :The Boundary Dam Power Station consists of :*two 62 net MW units... |
824 | 49°5′47"N 103°1′49"W | SaskPower SaskPower Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets... |
Coal | ||
39. | Seven Mile Dam Seven Mile Dam Seven Mile Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend d'Oreille River 15 km SE of Trail, 18 km downstream from Boundary Dam and 9 km upsteam from Waneta Dam in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The powerplant has a capacity of 848 MW and generates 3200 GWh per year... |
805 | 49°1′47"N 117°30′11"W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
Hydro | ||
40. | Kemano Power Station Kenney Dam The Kenney Dam is a rock-filled hydroelectric dam on the Nechako River, 96 km south of Vanderhoof, British Columbia, forming the Nechako Reservoir, the first section of which immediately behind the dam is Knewstubb Lake... |
790 | 53.5339312°N 127.9711533°W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | ||
41. | Outardes-4 Outardes-4 Outardes-4 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River northwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1969 and is supplied by the Outardes-4 Reservoir which is created by seven additional dams.... |
785 | 49°42′21"N 68°54′24"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
42. | Sheerness Generating Station Sheerness Generating Station Sheerness Generating Station is a coal fired plant owned by ATCO and TransAlta , located southeast of Hanna, Alberta.... |
780 | Hanna Hanna, Alberta Hanna is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada.The town's main industries are agriculture, oil production, tourism, and coal mining. It is the centre of a large trading area called Short Grass County and is the home of approximately 200 businesses... |
ATCO Power ATCO ATCO Ltd. is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services.ATCO Ltd... , TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Coal | ||
43. | Keephills Generating Station Keephills Generating Station Keephills Generating Station is a coal fired station operated by TransAlta, located near Keephills, Alberta, Canada. Unit 3, currently under construction is a low emission station, when it comes online, the older station Wabamun 4 will be taken offline.... 1 and 2 |
766 | Duffield Duffield, Alberta Duffield is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Parkland County. It is located south of Highway 16, approximately west of Spruce Grove.- Demographics :The population of Duffield according to Parkland County's 2009 municipal census is 69.... |
TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Coal | ||
44. | Carillon Carillon Generating Station The Carillon Generating Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Ottawa River near Carillon, Quebec, Canada. Built between 1959 and 1964, it is managed and operated by Hydro-Québec. It is a run-of-river generating station with an installed capacity of 752 MW, a head of , and a reservoir of... |
753 | 45°34′07"N 74°23′01"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
45. | Chute-des-Passes Power Station | 750 | 49°50′26"N 71°09′46"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | ||
46. | Peace Canyon Dam Peace Canyon Dam The Peace Canyon Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is located southwest of Hudson's Hope, downstream from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam.... |
694 | 55°58′57"N 121°59′34"W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
Hydro | ||
47. | Mactaquac Dam Mactaquac Dam The Mactaquac Dam is an embankment dam used to generate hydroelectricity in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It dams the waters of the Saint John River and is operated by NB Power with a capacity to generate 653 megawatts of electricity from 6 turbines; this represents 20 percent of New... |
672 | 45.954969°N 66.867514°W | NB Power NB Power NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick... |
Hydro | ||
48. | Battle River Generating Station Battle River Generating Station Battle River Generating Station is a coal fired station owned by ATCO Power, located near Battle River, Alberta, Canada. Fuel is provided by a Paintearth and Vesta coal mines coal mines operated by Prairie Mines & Royalty Ltd.... |
670 | ATCO Power ATCO ATCO Ltd. is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services.ATCO Ltd... |
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49. | Halton Hills Generating Station | 642 | TransCanada Corporation | Natural Gas | |||
50. | Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located near Bécancour, Quebec. The facility derives its name from the Gentilly suburb of the city of Bécancour, in which it is located... |
635 | 46°23′42"N 72°21′21"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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51. | Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station is a Canadian nuclear power station located 2 km northeast of Point Lepreau, New Brunswick. The facility was constructed between 1975-1983 by NB Power, the provincially-owned public utility.... |
635 | 45°04′10"N 66°27′20"W | NB Power NB Power NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick... |
Nuclear | ||
52. | Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Power Station | 604 | 47.9901514°N 55.7996249°W | Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is a provincial Crown corporation that generates and delivers electricity for Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and the north-eastern areas of the United States. It also delivers voice and data services to customers in some areas... |
Hydro | ||
53. | Lingan Generating Station Lingan Generating Station The Lingan Generating Station is a 600 MW Canadian electrical generating station located in the community of Lingan in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.... |
600 | 46°14′12"N 60°2′14"W | Nova Scotia Power Nova Scotia Power Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a power generating and delivery company in Nova Scotia. It is privately owned by Emera and regulated by the provincial government via the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board .-History:... |
Coal | ||
54. | Kootenay Canal Kootenay Canal The Kootenay Canal is 19km downstream of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Where the Kootenay River flows out of the reservoir formed by the Corra Linn Dam on Kootenay Lake., a canal diverts water to BC Hydro's Kootenay Canal Generating Station... |
583 | 49°27′10"N 117°30′55"W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
Hydro | ||
55. | Poplar River Power Station Poplar River Power Station Poplar River Power Station is a coal fired station owned by SaskPower, located near Coronach, Saskatchewan, Canada.The project to build the station was launched in the fall of 1974, with the Morrison Dam being constructed between 1975 and 1977 to provide cooling water for the station. Work on the... |
582 | 49°3′27"N 105°28′59"W | SaskPower SaskPower Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets... |
Coal | ||
56. | St. Clair Energy Centre | 577 | St. Clair Power LP | Natural Gas | |||
57. | Bécancour cogeneration project (TCE) | 550 | 46°22′2"N 72°24′15"W | TransCanada TransCanada Corp. TransCanada Corporation is a major North American energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, developing and operating energy infrastructure in North America. Its pipeline network includes approximately of pipeline and connects with virtually all major gas supply basins in North America... |
Natural gas | ||
58. | Portlands Energy Centre Portlands Energy Centre The Portlands Energy Centre is a 550-megawatt natural gas electrical generating station on the Toronto waterfront at 470 Unwin Avenue – next to the site of the decommissioned Hearn Generating Station.-Corporate Support:... |
550 | Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... , TransCanada TransCanada Corp. TransCanada Corporation is a major North American energy company based in Calgary, Alberta, developing and operating energy infrastructure in North America. Its pipeline network includes approximately of pipeline and connects with virtually all major gas supply basins in North America... |
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59. | Brighton Beach Generating Station | 541 | Windsor Windsor, Ontario Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor... |
ATCO Power ATCO ATCO Ltd. is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services.ATCO Ltd... , Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
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60. | Toulnustouc | 526 | 49°58′14"N 68°09′34"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
61. | Outardes-2 Outardes-2 Outardes-2 is a hydroelectric power station and dam on the Outardes River southwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. The power station was commissioned in 1978 and is run-of-the-river.... |
523 | 49°08′59"N 68°24′17"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
62. | Eastmain-1 | 507 | 52°10′54"N 76°03′05"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
63. | Sarnia Regional Cogeneration Plant | 506 | 42°56′04"N 82°26′17"W | TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Natural gas | ||
64. | Holyrood Thermal Generating Station Holyrood Thermal Generating Station The Holyrood Thermal Electric Generating Station built by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation is located near the community of Holyrood, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.-Overview:... |
500 | 47°27′10"N 53°05′43"W | Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is a provincial Crown corporation that generates and delivers electricity for Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and the north-eastern areas of the United States. It also delivers voice and data services to customers in some areas... |
Fuel oil | ||
65. | Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations are two hydroelectric power stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The stations divert water from the Niagara and Welland Rivers above the falls which is then released into the lower portion of the river, and together produce up to 1,926 MW.Adam Beck... |
498 | 43.149094°N 79.0444851°W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Hydro | ||
66. | Genesee Generating Station Genesee Generating Station Genesee Generating Station is a coal fired station owned by Capital Power Corporation, located near Genesee, Alberta, Canada; 60 minutes south of Edmonton, Alberta. Fuel is provided by the nearby coal mine, a joint venture of EPCOR and Fording. The Genesee cooling pond, is an artificial pond... 3 |
495 | Warburg Warburg, Alberta Warburg is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 58 km west of the city of Leduc, along Highway 39.-Demographics:The population of the Village of Warburg according to its 2009 municipal census is 696.... |
Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation is an independent power-generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, and operates power generation from a variety of energy sources... , TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Coal | ||
66. | Tracy Generating Station | 495 | 45°59′50"N 73°10′20"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Fuel oil | ||
68. | Waneta Dam Waneta Dam Waneta Dam is a concrete gravity-type hydroelectric dam on the Pend d'Oreille River 9 km downstream from Seven Mile Dam in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It supplies electric power to metallurgical operations at Trail, British Columbia and for BC Hydro which since 2009 has a 1/3... |
490 | 49.0040768°N 117.6118693°W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... , Teck Teck Cominco Teck Resources Limited known as Teck Cominco until late 2008, is a Canadian mining company. It was formed from the amalgamation of Teck and Cominco in 2001.-History:... |
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69. | Joffre Cogeneration Plant | 480 | Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer is a city in Central Alberta, Canada. It is located near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton. The city is located in aspen parkland, a region of rolling hills... |
ATCO Power ATCO ATCO Ltd. is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services.ATCO Ltd... , Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation is an independent power-generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, and operates power generation from a variety of energy sources... , NOVA Chemicals NOVA Chemicals NOVA Chemicals Corporation is a plastics and chemical company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with Executive Offices in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township, Pennsylvania and Lambton County, Ontario. It was founded in 1954 as Alberta Gas Trunk Lines and was later renamed to NOVA Corporation... |
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70. | Grand Rapids Generating Station | 479 | 53°9′29"N 99°17′33"W | Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has... |
Hydro | ||
71. | Bridge River Bridge River Power Project The Bridge River Power Project is a hydroelectric power development in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the Lillooet Country between Whistler and Lillooet... |
478 | 50°43′54"N 122°14′33"W | BC Hydro BC Hydro The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis... |
Hydro | ||
72. | Brisay Brisay generating station The Brisay hydroelectric power station is on the Caniapiscau Reservoir, in the Canadian province of Quebec. Part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project, the station can generate 469 MW and was commissioned in 1993. It generates electricity through the reservoir and dam system.- See also :* List of... |
469 | 54°27′16"N 70°31′09"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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73. | Belledune Generating Station Belledune Generating Station The Belledune Generating Station is a 450 MW Canadian electrical generating station located in the community of Belledune in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.... |
458 | Belledune Belledune, New Brunswick Belledune is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.The little community of Belledune represents an amalgamation of Jacquet River, Armstrong Brook, and Belledune in 1994... |
NB Power NB Power NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick... |
Coal | ||
74. | Des Joachims Station | 429 | 46.181108°N 77.695785°W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Hydro | ||
75. | Tufts Cove Generating Station | 415 | 44°40′35"N 63°35′46"W | Nova Scotia Power Nova Scotia Power Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a power generating and delivery company in Nova Scotia. It is privately owned by Emera and regulated by the provincial government via the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board .-History:... |
Fuel oil / Natural gas | ||
76. | Bécancour gas turbine | 411 | 46°23′31"N 72°21′8"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
77. | Péribonka | 405 | 49°30′28"N 71°10′59"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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78. | Isle-Maligne | 402 | 48°34′37"N 71°38′05"W | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | ||
79. | Millbank Generating Station | 399 | Miramichi Miramichi, New Brunswick Miramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay... |
NB Power NB Power NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick... |
Diesel | ||
80. | Poplar Creek Cogeneration Plant | 356 | Fort McMurray Fort McMurray, Alberta Fort McMurray is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It was previously incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980. It became an urban service area when it amalgamated with Improvement District No. 143 on April 1, 1995 to create the Municipality... |
TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Natural gas | ||
81. | Brazeau Hydroelectric Dam | 355 | 52°57′59"N 115°34′44"W | TransAlta TransAlta TransAlta Corporation is a power generation and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.TransAlta maintains a low-to-moderate risk profile by operating a highly contracted portfolio of assets in Canada, the United States and Australia... |
Hydro | ||
82. | Abitibi Canyon Generating Station Abitibi Canyon Generating Station Abitibi Canyon Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant located 80 km north of Smooth Rock Falls, within Pitt Township in Northern Unorganized Cochrane District, in Ontario, Canada. This facility is the fifth downstream hydroelectric plant of six on the Abitibi River. Designed by... |
349 | 49°52′40"N 81°34′15"W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Hydro | ||
83. | Brandon Generating Station Brandon Generating Station Brandon Generating Station is a subbituminous coal and natural gas fired station owned by Manitoba Hydro, located in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The station was first built to burn lignite from Saskatchewan.... |
339 | 49°50′44"N 99°53′16"W | Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro Manitoba Hydro is the electric power and natural gas utility in the province of Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 1961, it is a provincial Crown Corporation, governed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board and the Manitoba Hydro Act. Today the company operates 15 interconnected generating stations. It has... |
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84. | McCormick McCormick Dam The McCormick Dam is a dam and power station built on the Manicouagan river by the Quebec & Ontario Paper Company and the Canadian British Aluminium Company east of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada. It is named after colonel Robert R... |
335 | 49°11′35"N 68°19′37"W | Alcoa Alcoa Alcoa Inc. is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries... , Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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85. | Laforge-2 Laforge-2 generating station The Laforge-2 is a hydroelectric generating station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the La Grande River, and is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 319 MW and was commissioned in 1996. It is considered a "run of the river" generating station since the Laforge-2... |
319 | 54°35′30"N 71°16′15"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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86. | La Citière gas turbine | 309 | 45°24′55"N 73°26′14"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Diesel | ||
87. | Trenton Generating Station Trenton Generating Station The Trenton Generating Station is a 310 MW Canadian electrical generating station located in the town of Trenton, Nova Scotia.A thermal generating station, Trenton was opened on the bank of the East River of Pictou by then-provincial Crown corporation Nova Scotia Power Corporation in 1969... |
307 | 45°37′13"N 62°38′53"W | Nova Scotia Power Nova Scotia Power Nova Scotia Power Inc. is a power generating and delivery company in Nova Scotia. It is privately owned by Emera and regulated by the provincial government via the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board .-History:... |
Coal | ||
88. | Thunder Bay Generating Station Thunder Bay Generating Station The Thunder Bay Generating Station is a coal fired station owned by Ontario Power Generation, located on Mission Island on the shore of Thunder Bay, an inlet of Lake Superior. The plant provides energy to parts of Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario.... |
306 | 48°21′36"N 89°13′12"W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
Coal | ||
89. | Trenche | 302 | 47°45′12"N 72°52′44"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
90. | Calgary Energy Centre | 300 | Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
Enmax ENMAX ENMAX Corporation is a vertically integrated utility that provides electricity, natural gas, renewable energy and value-added services to its customers.-Overview:... |
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91. | Dalhousie Generating Station Dalhousie Generating Station The Dalhousie Generating Station is a 315 MW Canadian electrical generating station located in the community of Darlington in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.... The plant is currently scheduled to be decommissioned in 2011. |
300 | Dalhousie Dalhousie, New Brunswick Dalhousie is a Canadian town located in Restigouche County, New Brunswick.- History :Dalhousie is the shire town of Restigouche County and dates European settlement to 1800. The Town of Dalhousie has been through some very distinct periods between its founding in 1825 and today... |
NB Power NB Power NB Power , formerly known as New Brunswick Power Corporation and New Brunswick Electric Power Commission is the primary and former monopoly electrical utility in the Canadian province of New Brunswick... |
Fuel oil | ||
92. | La Tuque | 294 | 47°26′39"N 72°47′58"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
Hydro | ||
93. | E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station is a hydroelectric station on the Saskatchewan River owned by SaskPower, located near Carrot River, Saskatchewan, Canada. The dam created the artificial Tobin Lake. The station is named after Bruce Campbell, a former president of SaskPower who was also the... |
288 | 53.6885°N 103.3465°W | SaskPower SaskPower Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets... |
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94. | Shand Power Station Shand Power Station Shand Power Station is a coal fired station owned by SaskPower, located near Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.- Description :The Shand Power Station consists of :*one 279 net MW unit... |
276 | 49°5′16"N 102°51′49"W | SaskPower SaskPower Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets... |
Coal | ||
95. | Island Generating Station | 275 | Campbell River Campbell River, British Columbia Campbell River is a coastal city in British Columbia on the east coast of Vancouver Island at the south end of Discovery Passage, which lies along the important coastal Inside Passage shipping route... |
Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation Capital Power Corporation is an independent power-generation company based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Capital Power develops, acquires, and operates power generation from a variety of energy sources... |
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96. | Lower Notch Generating Station | 274 | 47.1390412°N 79.4541389°W | Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation Ontario Power Generation is a public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario. OPG is responsible for approximately 70% of the electricity generation in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, solar, wind, and fossil fuel... |
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97. | Beaumont | 270 | 47°33′20"N 72°50′12"W | Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec.... |
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98. | Thorold Power Plant | 265 | Northland Power Northland Power Northland Power Inc. , is a Canadian corporation that currently owns or has an economic interest in nine power generation assets in Canada—primarily Ontario and Québec—Germany, and the United States. Overall, the firm controls assets that generate about 818 MW of electricity. Approximately 80% of... |
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99. | Bayside Power | 260 | Saint John Saint John, New Brunswick City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043... |
Emera Emera Emera Incorporated is a Halifax, Nova Scotia based energy and services company with 570,000 customers.It operates three utility subsidiaries:* Nova Scotia Power* Bangor Hydro Electric Company* Saint Lucia Electricity Services Limited... |
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100. | Cory Cogeneration Station Cory Cogeneration Station Cory Cogeneration Station is a natural gas fired station owned by SaskPower and ATCO Power as a 50/50 joint venture, located near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The plant operates at 260 MW in a convention generation mode and at 228 MW in a cogeneration mode... |
260 | 52°5′37"N 106°52′3"W | ATCO Power ATCO ATCO Ltd. is an Alberta based corporation with more than 7,000 employees operating across three main business divisions: Power Generation; Utilities and Global Enterprises, with companies active in industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics and energy services.ATCO Ltd... , SaskPower SaskPower Since 1929, SaskPower has been the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada. Today, it serves more than 473,000 customers and manages $5.3 billion in assets... |
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Largest wind farms
Name | Capacity (MW) | Location Geographic coordinate system A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and two or three of the numbers represent horizontal position... |
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Anse-à-Valleau Wind Farm Anse-à-Valleau Wind Farm The Anse-à-Valleau Wind Farm has been in commercial operation since November 10, 2007. It is located in Gaspé, Quebec and has 67 wind turbines each of 1.5 MW power for a total farm capacity of 100.5 MW.... |
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Bear Mountain Wind Park Bear Mountain Wind Park The Bear Mountain Wind Park is an electricity generating wind farm facility located near Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by Bear Mountain Wind LP and began operations in November, 2009. BC's first operating wind farm has a generating capacity of 102 megawatts.... |
102 | Dawson Creek Dawson Creek, British Columbia Dawson Creek is a small city in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The municipality of had a population of 11,529 in 2009. Dawson Creek derives its name from the creek of the same name that runs through the community. The creek was named after George Mercer Dawson by a member of his land... |
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Caribou Wind Park Caribou Wind Park Caribou Wind Park is a large wind farm project located approximately 70 km west of Bathurst, New Brunswick which was completed in November 2009. The farm is the second in New Brunswick. It is owned and operated by GDF Suez and the power is purchased by NB Power for supply to consumers.The farm... |
99 | 70 km west of Bathurst Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay.... |
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Centennial Wind Power Facility Centennial Wind Power Facility The Centennial Wind Power Facility is a SaskPower facility situated in the hills 25 kilometres southeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. The 150 megawatt wind farm has 83 turbines, and can produce enough electricity for about 69,000 Saskatchewan homes.... |
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Dokie Ridge Wind Farm Dokie Ridge Wind Farm The Dokie Ridge Wind Farm is a wind farm located near Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada The Dokie Ridge Wind Farm is a wind farm located near Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada The Dokie Ridge Wind Farm is a wind farm located near Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada (about 1,100 km northeast of... |
144 | Chetwynd Chetwynd Chetwynd or Chetwynde may refer to:*Chetwynd, British Columbia**Chetwynd Airport**Chetwynd Secondary School*Chetwynd, Shropshire*Chetwynde School, a private school in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England... |
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Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm The Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Bruce County, Ontario, near the shores of Lake Huron. It is being developed by Enbridge Inc., a Canadian corporation better known for involvement in fossil fuels and their distribution.... |
181 | Kincardine Kincardine, Ontario The Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 12,000, and covers an area of 580 square kilometres... |
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Erie Shores Wind Farm Erie Shores Wind Farm Erie Shores Wind Farm is a large wind farm near Port Burwell, Ontario, Canada. The facility stretches approximately to the west of the town, and to the southeast.... |
99 | Port Burwell Port Burwell, Ontario Port Burwell is a community on the north shore of Lake Erie, in the municipality of Bayham in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.It is situated at the mouth of Big Otter Creek.-History:... |
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Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm The Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm is a 127.5 megawatt wind farm, located in Saint-Ulric, near Matane, Quebec. It is owned and operated by Northland Power.... |
127 | Saint-Ulric Saint-Ulric, Quebec Saint-Ulric is a municipality in Quebec.... |
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Kent Hills Wind Farm Kent Hills Wind Farm Kent Hills Wind Farm is a large wind farm project near Moncton, New Brunswick which was completed on December 31, 2008. The farm is the first in New Brunswick. It is owned and operated by TransAlta and the power is purchased by NB Power for supply to consumers.The farm consists of thirty-two 3... |
96 | Riverside-Albert Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick Riverside-Albert is a Canadian village in Albert County, New Brunswick.The village is composed of two separate communities, Riverside and Albert, which were amalgamated into a single municipality in 1966.... |
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Melancthon EcoPower Centre Melancthon EcoPower Centre The Melancthon EcoPower Centre is a 199.5 megawatt wind farm in Melancthon Township, near Shelburne, Ontario. The centre, Canada's largest wind energy installation, is owned and operated by Canadian Hydro.... |
199 | Shelburne Shelburne, Ontario Shelburne, Ontario is a town in Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, located at the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 89... |
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Port Alma Wind Farm Port Alma Wind Farm Port Alma Wind Farm is a large wind farm project located on the north shore of Lake Erie in the Municipality of Chatham–Kent, Ontario, Canada.It began generating electricity in November, 2008. It is owned and operated by Kruger Energy... |
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Prince Township Wind Farm Prince Township Wind Farm Prince Township Wind Farm is the third largest wind farm in Canada. It is located north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, mostly within the township of Prince but also extending into Unorganized Algoma .-External links:**... |
189 | Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in... |
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St. Leon Wind Farm St. Leon Wind Farm St. Leon Wind Farm is Manitoba's first wind farm, in St. Leon, Manitoba, Canada. A total of 63 wind turbines have been erected over a 93-square kilometre area, capable of delivering 99 megawatts .-Wind turbines:... |
99 | St. Leon St. Leon, Manitoba Saint-Leon is a community in Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, to the southwest of Winnipeg, near the United States border.The community is best known as the site of a major wind farm project.... |
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Wolfe Island Wind Project Wolfe Island Wind Project Wolfe Island Wind Farm is a large wind farm project located on Wolfe Island, Ontario . The wind farm became operational on June 29, 2009. It is owned and operated by Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc., through its subsidiary Canadian Renewable Energy Corporation... |
197 | Frontenac Islands Frontenac Islands, Ontario Frontenac Islands is a township located in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 1,862 in the Canada 2006 Census, and encompasses five islands at the beginning of the Saint Lawrence River near the outlet of Lake Ontario: Bayfield, Garden, Hickory, Horseshoe, Howe, Wolfe and... |
See also
- Electricity sector in Canada
- Wind power in CanadaWind power in CanadaAs a means of pumping water and generating electricity in remote locations, wind power has a history in Canada dating back many decades, particularly on prairie farms. The amount of electricity generated by wind in Canada remains, however, small compared to other sources such as hydroelectricity...
- WindShareWindShareWindShare is a for-profit wind power co-operative that was officially launched in February 2002 in Toronto, Canada. It was created by the non-profit Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative which was incorporated in 1998...