List of generating stations in New Brunswick explained

This is a list of electrical generating stations in New Brunswick, Canada.

New Brunswick has a diversified electric supply mix of fuel oil, hydroelectric, nuclear, diesel, coal, natural gas, wind, and biomass power stations. NB Power, the government-owned, integrated public utility is the main power generator in the province. There is a total of 4,388 MW of generation capacity listed here, with 47% of that capacity in the Saint John region in four stations.

Non-Renewable

Fossil fuel

List of all power stations using fossil fuel in New Brunswick.

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner	Type
	Saint John	277	1999	NB Power	Natural gas	^[1]
	Belledune	467	1993		Coal
	Saint John	972	1976		Fuel oil
	Grand Manan	29	1989		Diesel
	Millbank	397	1991		Diesel
	Sainte-Rose	99	1991		Diesel
	Saint John	95	2004		Natural gas

Nuclear

List of all nuclear power stations in New Brunswick.

Renewable

Hydro

List of all hydroelectric generating stations in New Brunswick.

Name	Location	River	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner
	46.5423°N -67.6693°W	Saint John River	112	1962	NB Power
	47.0501°N -67.7426°W	Saint John River	66	1931	NB Power
	46.5172°N -67.5957°W	Monquart River	3	1962	Hargrove Hydro
	45.955°N -66.8675°W	Saint John River	668	1965-1968	NB Power
	Edmundston	Madawaska River	5.3	1917	Edmundston Energy
	45.1754°N -67.2929°W	St. Croix River	3	1900s (demolished 2023)	NB Power	^[2]
	47.4048°N -65.7932°W	Nepisiguit River	11	1921-1929	NB Power
	Edmundston	Green River	3.2	1911	Edmundston Energy
		Tobique River	9	1928-1969	NB Power
	45.1282°N -66.8288°W	Magaguadavic River	15	1900s	St. George Power	^[3] ^[4]
	46.8098°N -67.7665°W	Aroostook River	34.5	1923	Algonquin Power
	46.7803°N -67.6951°W	Tobique River	20	1951-1953	NB Power

Other renewables

See main article: List of wind farms in Canada. List of all wind farms and biomass power plants in New Brunswick.

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner	Type
Burchill Wind Energy Project	Lorneville	42	2023	Tobique First Nation/Natural Forces	Wind
Cap-Pelé Wind	Botsford Portage	2.4	2020	WKB Community Wind	Wind
	70 km west of Bathurst	99	2009		Wind
	Edmundston	45	1997		Biomass
	Lamèque Island	45	2011		Wind	^[5]
	Riverside-Albert	167	2008, 2010		Wind
Oinpegitjoig (Richibucto) Wind Project	Richibucto	3.8	2020	Pabineau First Nation	Wind
Wisokolamson	Riverside-Albert	18	2019	SWEB Development	Wind	^[6] ^[7]
Wocawson Energy Project	Kings County	20	2020	Wocawson Energy	Wind

See also

• NB Power
• Energy in Canada
• List of power stations in Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: NB Power purchases Bayside Generating Station from Emera Energy Inc.. www.nbpower.com. 2019-06-24.
2. Web site: NB Power - Hydro Tour . 2015-01-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141012095254/https://www.nbpower.com/html/en/safety_learning/learning/electricity_generated/hydro/hydro_tour.html . 2014-10-12 .
3. Web site: St George Dam. CARMA. 4 September 2014.
4. Web site: A steady stream of sustainable energy. J.D. Irving. 5 September 2014.
5. Web site: The Maritime Energy Association - New Brunswick . 2014-01-09.
6. Web site: Details. 2021-06-03. sweb.energy.
7. Web site: Detail. 2021-06-03. web.energy.