List of largest power stations in Canada explained

This article lists the largest electrical generating stations in Canada in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, hydro, solar energy, solar heat, tides, waves and wind.

As of 2023 the largest power generating facility is the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario and has an installed capacity of 6,610 MW.

Largest power stations

List of the electrical generating facilities in Canada with a current installed capacity of at least 250 MW.

RankNameProvinceStartupLocationCapacity
(MW)		Annual Generation
(GWh) 		TypeOwner
119776,610 48,169Nuclear (PHWR)Bruce Power[1]
2Robert-Bourassa197953.7819°N -77.5328°W5,616 31,000HydroHydro-Québec
3Churchill Falls197153.5256°N -63.9569°W5,428 35,000HydroNL Hydro
419903,512 28,000Nuclear (PHWR)OPG
519713,094 20,000Nuclear (PHWR)OPG
6Gordon M. Shrum196856.0161°N -122.2053°W2,907 15,000 HydroBC Hydro
7Mica197352.0764°N -118.5667°W2,805 7,202HydroBC Hydro[2]
8La Grande-4198453.8867°N -73.4653°W2,779 14,600HydroHydro-Québec
9Revelstoke Dam198451.0542°N -118.1944°W2,480 7,800HydroBC Hydro
10La Grande-3198453.7278°N -75.9986°W2,418 12,300HydroHydro-Québec
1119762,140 50 OPG
12199253.7794°N -77.5492°W2,106 11,600 HydroHydro-Québec
13Sundance19701,861 ? Natural gasTransAlta[3]
14196145.3142°N -73.9103°W1,853 11,700 Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
15197050.6397°N -68.7269°W1,596 7,400 HydroHydro-Québec
16Sir Adam Beck II195443.1459°N -79.0446°W1,516 2,149HydroOPG[4]
17La Grande-1199553.7344°N -78.5739°W1,436 7,900Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
18Limestone199056.5069°N -94.1069°W1,350 9,000Hydro (ROR)Manitoba Hydro
19René-Lévesque197649.7403°N -68.5928°W1,326 5,400Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
20Genesee198953.3431°N -114.3031°W1,286 ?Coal (81%)
Natural gas (19%)		Capital Power (83.3%)
TransAlta (16.7%)
21Keephills198353.4483°N -114.4506°W1,240 ?Coal and Natural gasTransAlta (83.3%)
Capital Power (16.7%)		[5]
22Jean-Lesage196749.3217°N -68.3469°W1,229 ?Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
23Kettle197356.3842°N -94.6317°W1,220 8,500Hydro (ROR)Manitoba Hydro
24195649.3086°N -69.5639°W1,178 ? HydroHydro-Québec
25Manic-5-PA197050.6406°N -68.7369°W1,064 ? HydroHydro-Québec
26195845.0077°N -74.7929°W1,045 ? HydroOPG
27Outardes-3196949.5592°N -68.7328°W1,026 ?Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
28Greenfield200842.7622°N -82.4525°W1,005 ?Natural gasCalpine (50%)
Mitsui (50%)		[6]
29Long Spruce197956.4003°N -94.3694°W980 7,100Hydro (ROR)Manitoba Hydro
30Coleson Cove19761050 ? NB Power
31Shipshaw2002896 ? HydroRio Tinto
32200350.705°N -66.7797°W884 2,730 HydroHydro-Québec
331994 54.1706°N -72.6153°W878 4,500 HydroHydro-Québec
34195949.1672°N -69.2406°W869 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
352009 43.7461°N -79.68°W839 ? Natural gasSithe Global Power
36Muskrat Falls202153.2456°N -60.7728°W824 4,900HydroNL Hydro[7] [8] [9] [10]
37Seven Mile197949.0297°N -117.5031°W805 3,400HydroBC Hydro
38Shepard201550.9707°N -113.8852°W800 ?Natural gasCapital Power (50%)
ENMAX (50%)
39Kemano195453.5633°N -127.9422°W790 ? HydroRio Tinto
40Outardes-4196949.7058°N -68.9067°W785 ?HydroHydro-Québec
41198651.4422°N -111.7922°W780 5,500Natural gasHeartland Generation (50%)
TransAlta (50%)
42Eastmain-1-A52.1797°N -76.0353°W768 2,300HydroHydro-Québec
43196245.5686°N -74.3836°W753 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
44Chutes-des-Passes49.8406°N -71.1628°W750 ? HydroRio Tinto
4555.9825°N -121.9928°W694 3,250 HydroBC Hydro
46Halton Hills201043.5614°N -79.845°W683 ?Natural gasOPG
47Mactaquac196845.955°N -66.8675°W672 1,600HydroNB Power
481983660 4,111Nuclear (PHWR)NB Power
49Romaine-2201450.6244°N -63.1942°W640 3,300HydroHydro-Québec[11]
50Queen Elizabeth195952.0953°N -106.7061°W634 ?Natural gasSaskPower[12]
511971624.5 2,996Fuel oil (80%)
Diesel (20%)		NL Hydro[13] [14]
52Lingan1979620 2,288 CoalNova Scotia Power
53Bay d'Espoir196747.9902°N -55.7996°W613.4 2,657 HydroNL Hydro
54197649.4528°N -117.5153°W583 2,482 HydroBC Hydro
551981582 ? CoalSaskPower
56Brighton Beach200442.2797°N -83.095°W580 ?Natural gasATCO Power (50%)
OPG (50%)
57St. Clair200942.8964°N -82.3983°W577 ?Natural gasInvenergy
58Bécancour (TC Energy)200646.3672°N -72.4042°W550 ?Natural gasTC Energy[15]
59Portlands200843.6494°N -79.3308°W550 ?Natural gasOPG
60Battle River196952.4689°N -112.1339°W540 ?Coal (50%)
Natural gas (50%)		ATCO Power[16]
601959 531 ? CoalSaskPower
61Toulnustouc200549.9706°N -68.1594°W526 2,600 HydroHydro-Québec
62197849.1497°N -68.4047°W523 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
63200642.9344°N -82.4381°W506 ? TransAlta
64195449.0041°N -117.6119°W490 1,980 HydroTeck (67%)
BC Hydro (33%)
65Eastmain-1201252.1817°N -76.0514°W480 2,700HydroHydro-Québec
65Joffre200052.3067°N -113.5544°W480 ?Natural gasHeartland Generation (40%)
Capital Power (40%)
NOVA Chemicals (20%)
67Grand Rapids195753.1581°N -99.2925°W4792,320HydroManitoba Hydro
68194850.7317°N -122.2425°W478 2,500 HydroBC Hydro[17]
69Brisay199354.4544°N -70.5192°W469 2,300HydroHydro-Québec
70Belledune199347.906°N -65.8635°W458 ?CoalNB Power
71192243.1491°N -79.0445°W446 3,040 HydroOPG
72Des Joachims195046.1811°N -77.6958°W429 ?HydroOPG
73Tufts Cove1965415 ?Fuel oil (71%)
Natural gas (29%)		Nova Scotia Power
74Bécancour (Hydro-Québec)411 ? Hydro-Québec[18]
75Isle-Maligne192648.5769°N -71.6347°W402 ?HydroRio Tinto
76201244.0756°N -79.5317°W400 ? Capital Power (50%)
Unknown (50%)
77Millbank199147.0739°N -65.4553°W399 ?Fuel oilNB Power[19]
78Romaine-3201751.1309°N -63.4136°W395 ?HydroHydro-Québec
79Péribonka195249.5078°N -71.1831°W385 2,200Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
8049.1931°N -68.3269°W367 ? HydroHydro-Québec (60%)
Alcoa (40%)		[20]
81Seigneurie de Beaupré201347.3721°N -70.8609°W363.5 ?WindBoralex (50%)
Énergir (46.8%)
La Côte-de-Beaupré (3.2%)		[21] [22]
82Brazeau52.9664°N -115.5789°W355 397 HydroTransAlta[23]
83Rivière-du-Moulin201447.9667°N -71.0167°W350 ? EDF Renewables[24]
84Abitibi193649.8778°N -81.5708°W349 ? HydroOPG
85Waneta Dam Expansion201549.0041°N -117.6116°W335 627.4HydroColumbia Power (58%)
Columbia Basin Trust (42%)
86Laforge-2199654.5917°N -71.2708°W319 1,800Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
87Trenton1969305 ?CoalNova Scotia Power
88Trenche47.7533°N -72.8789°W302 ?Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
89Blackspring Ridge201450.1341°N -112.9154°W300 ?EDF Renewables[25]
89200351.1803°N -113.9368°W300 ? Enmax
89Henvey Inlet201945.9764°N -80.5606°W300 ?WindPattern Energy[26] [27]
89201648.4142°N -67.6875°W300 ? EDF Renewables[28]
93195547.4442°N -72.7994°W294 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
94196353.6885°N -103.3465°W288 900 HydroSaskPower
95Kelsey196156.0392°N -96.5317°W287 1,970Hydro (ROR)Manitoba Hydro
96Bayside45.275°N -66.0267°W280 ? NB Power[29]
97199249.0878°N -102.8636°W276 ? CoalSaskPower
98Island200250.0689°N -125.2819°W275 ?Natural gasCapital Power[30]
99Lower Notch197147.139°N -79.4541°W274 ?HydroOPG
100Beaumont195947.5556°N -72.8367°W270 ?Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec[31]
100Romaine-1201550.3836°N -63.2603°W270 ?Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec
102Smoky Falls193150.0611°N -82.1614°W267 ?HydroOPG (75%)
Moose Cree (25%)		[32]
103Thorold201043.1069°N -79.1986°W265 ?Natural gasNorthland Power[33]
104Brandon1958263 ?Natural gasManitoba Hydro
105North Battleford201352.6833°N -108.1717°W260 ?Natural gasNorthland Power[34]
106Nipawin198553.3197°N -104.0419°W255 ?HydroSaskPower[35]

Notes

Largest power stations under construction

List of the electrical generating facilities under construction in Canada with an expected installed capacity of at least 250 MW.

RankNameProvinceLocationCapacity (MW)TypeOwner
1Napanee44.1481°N -76.8419°W900Natural gasOPGOn Hold[36]
2Keeyask56.3464°N -95.2047°W695HydroManitoba Hydro2021[37]
3Site C dam56.1947°N -120.9142°W1,100HydroBC Hydro2024[38]

Largest decommissioned power stations

List of former electrical generating facilities in Canada that had an installed capacity of at least 250 MW at the time of their decommissioning. Only facilities that have permanently shut down all of their electricity generating units are included.

NameImageProvinceLocationCapacity
(MW)		TypeOwnerYears in
service 		Smokestack
configuration
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Nanticoke42.8°N -80.0503°W3,964CoalOPG1973-201340 years198 m (650 ft) ×2
Lakeview43.5711°N -79.5517°W2,400CoalOPG1962-2005
43 years150 m (492 ft) ×4
Lambton42.7972°N -82.4694°W1,976CoalOPG1969-2013 44 years168 m (550 ft) ×3
Hearn43.6455°N -99.105°W1,200CoalOPG1951-198332 years215 m (705 ft) ×1
Gentilly Nuclear46.3958°N -72.3569°W925Nuclear
(SGHWR, PHWR)		Hydro-Québec1983-201229 yearsna
Wabamun53.5583°N -114.4881°W582CoalTransAlta1956-201054 years156 (512 ft) ×3
Dalhousie48.0519°N -66.3708°W315CoalNB Power1967-201245 years167 m (551 ft) & 162 m (532 ft)
Thunder Bay306Coal (1963-2014)
Biomass (2015-2018)		OPG1963-201855 years198 m (650 ft) & 107 m (350 ft)

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bruce Power increases output though innovation and efficiency. Bruce Power. 30 November 2019.
  2. Mica Projects: February 2015 Project Update . 1 . . 12 October 2023 .
  3. Web site: Sundance. 2018. TransAlta. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901225942/https://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation/sundance/. 1 September 2019. 24 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Two new, efficient units set to boost clean power output at Sir Adam Beck 1 Hydroelectric Station .
  5. Web site: Capital Power Corporation . Keephills 3 . September 1, 2011 . 2012-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120421023639/http://www.capitalpower.com/generationportfolio/merchantcommercial/Pages/keephills3.aspx . April 21, 2012 .
  6. Web site: Calpine Greenfield Energy Centre. www.calpine.com. en-US. 2020-01-19.
  7. Web site: Muskrat Falls Generating Project Nalcor Energy – Lower Churchill Project. en. 2020-01-29.
  8. Web site: Final Commissioning of Lower Churchill Project Delayed Again. en. 2022-01-31.
  9. Web site: 35-year hydro electricity supply set to flow into Nova Scotia. en. 2022-01-31.
  10. Web site: Backgrounder - Quick Facts – Muskrat Falls Development Generation and Transmission. en. 2022-01-31.
  11. Web site: French . Hydro-Québec . Hydro-Québec Production . Projet de la Romaine: En bref . Montréal . 2018-01-14 . 2017 .
  12. Web site: Queen Elizabeth Power Station. www.saskpower.com. 2020-01-28.
  13. Web site: Thermal Generation. Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro. en. 2020-01-22.
  14. Web site: New combustion turbine at Holyrood running at full capacity. CBC. en. 2022-02-03.
  15. Web site: Bécancour Cogeneration Plant. February 2018. TC Energy. 21 January 2020.
  16. Web site: Demand. www.aer.ca. 2020-02-03.
  17. https://www.bchydro.com/community/recreation_areas/bridge_river.html#history BC Hydro Bridge River Recreation Info page
  18. Web site: Thermal generating stations Hydro-Québec Production. www.hydroquebec.com. 2020-01-19.
  19. Web site: Millbank OCGT Generating Station Canada - GEO. globalenergyobservatory.org. 2020-01-20.
  20. Web site: Alcoa . Manicouagan Power Station . 2012-02-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229065647/http://www.alcoa.com/locations/alcoa_location/en/home.asp?code=586 . 2012-02-29 .
  21. Web site: Hydro-Québec Distribution . Wind farms and generating stations covered by supply contracts. 2013-01-02.
  22. News: Jean-Manuel . Téotonio . Mise en service des premières éoliennes dans la Seigneurie de Beaupré . L'Autre Voix . November 29, 2013 . 2013-12-28 . French . dead . https://archive.today/20131218192324/http://www.lautrevoix.com/Actualites/2013-11-29/article-3524387/Mise-en-service-des-premieres-eoliennes-dans-la-Seigneurie-de-Beaupre/1 . December 18, 2013 .
  23. Web site: Brazeau . . 2017-12-26 .
  24. http://www.edf-energies-nouvelles.com/en/press-release/edf-energies-nouvelles-commissions-riviere-du-moulin-largest-wind-farm-350-mw/ EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions Rivière-du-Moulin, its largest wind farm (350 MW)
  25. Web site: Blackspring Ridge Wind Project, Alberta. Power Technology Energy News and Market Analysis. en-GB. 2019-10-13.
  26. Web site: Henvey Inlet Wind. Pattern Energy. en. 2020-01-22.
  27. Web site: Henvey Inlet Wind Power Project, Ontario, Canada. Power Technology Energy News and Market Analysis. en-GB. 2020-01-22.
  28. Web site: Lac-Alfred Wind Saint-Cleophas & Sainte-Irene Canada. EDF Renewables. en-US. 2019-10-27.
  29. Web site: NB Power purchases Bayside Generating Station from Emera Energy Inc.. www.nbpower.com. 2020-01-22.
  30. Web site: Island Generation. Capital Power. en-CA. 2020-01-22.
  31. Web site: Hydroelectric generating stations Hydro-Québec Production. www.hydroquebec.com. 2020-01-28.
  32. Web site: OPG projects > Lower Mattagami River Project. OPG. en-US. 2020-01-30.
  33. Web site: Northland Power - Thorold. www.northlandpower.com. 2020-01-28.
  34. Web site: Northland Power - North Battleford. www.northlandpower.com. 2020-01-28.
  35. Web site: Nipawin Hydroelectric Station. www.saskpower.com. 2019-10-19.
  36. Web site: Napanee gas plant sold in multi-billion dollar deal. Quinte News. en. 2020-01-22.
  37. Web site: Keeyask Generating Station. www.hydro.mb.ca. en. 2020-01-22.
  38. Web site: Site C Backgrounder. BC Hydro. 29 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623190555/https://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/hydro/medialib/internet/documents/planning_regulatory/site_c/2010Q2/site_c_backgrounder.pdf. 23 June 2016. 23 June 2016.
  39. [List of tallest structures in Canada#Tallest smokestacks/chimneys in Canada]

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