List of power stations in the Northwest Territories

This is a list of electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

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Canada

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Although the territory is not connected to the North American power grid, there are two electric networks operating in the province, the first one in the Yellowknife area and the other in Fort Smith

Fort Smith, Northwest Territories

Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link...

. In most communities, loads are served by local diesel generator

Diesel generator

A diesel generator is the combination of a diesel engine with an electrical generator to generate electrical energy....

s. The government-owned

Government-owned corporation

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Northwest Territories Power Corporation

The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....

is in charge of power generation.

Hydroelectric

List of all hydroelectric generating stations

Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...

in the Northwest Territories.

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...	Owner	Type
Bluefish Hydro	7.5	Yellowknife	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Hydro
Snare Cascades	4.3	Snare River	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Hydro
Snare Falls	7.5	Snare River	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Hydro
Snare Forks	9.15	Snare River	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Hydro
Snare Rapids	8.5	Snare River	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Hydro
Taltson Hydro	18	Fort Smith	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Hydro

Fossil fuel

List of all fossil fuel electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories.

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...	Owner	Type
Aklavik	1.28	Aklavik	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Behchokö	1.35	Behchokö	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Buffalo Junction	0.1	Buffalo Junction	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Colville Lake	0.25	Colville Lake	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Deline	1.14	Deline	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Fort Good Hope	1.23	Fort Good Hope	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Fort Liard	1.32	Fort Liard	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Fort McPherson	1.825	Fort McPherson	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Fort Resolution	0.6	Fort Resolution	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Fort Simpson	3.21	Fort Simpson	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Fort Smith	6	Fort Smith	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Gameti	0.61	Gameti	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Inuvik (Gas)	7.7	Inuvik (Gas)	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Natural gas
Inuvik (Diesel)	6.06	Inuvik (Diesel)	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Jean Marie River	0.23	Jean Marie River	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Lutsel K'e	0.82	Lutsel K'e	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Nahanni Butte	0.245	Nahanni Butte	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Norman Wells	2.12	Norman Wells	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Paulatuk	0.84	Paulatuk	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Sachs Harbour	0.795	Sachs Harbour	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Taltson Diesel	0.3	Fort Smith	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Tsiigehtchic	0.5	Tsiigehtchic	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Tuktoyaktuk	2.505	Tuktoyaktuk	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Tulita	1.1	Tulita	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Ulukhaktok	1.16	Ulukhaktok	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Whati	0.975	Whati	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Wrigley	0.781	Wrigley	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel
Yellowknife (Jackfish Lake)	27.66	Yellowknife	NTPC Northwest Territories Power Corporation The Northwest Territories Power Corporation was established about 1988 to acquire and operate the former Northern Canada Power Commission assets within the Northwest Territories, which at that time also included Nunavut....	Diesel

Hydroelectric

Fossil fuel

See also