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This is a list of electrical generating stations in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Nova Scotia has twenty-nine power stations, and is still largely dependent on coal-fired generation, with some natural gas and hydroelectric generating stations. Nova Scotia Power, a subsidiary of Emera, operates the integrated public utility serving most of the province.

  Decommissioned facilities (year)

Fossil fuel[edit]

Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Type Ref
Burnside Combustion Turbine 44°42′54″N 63°36′35″W / 44.71500°N 63.60972°W / 44.71500; -63.60972 (Burnside Combustion Turbine) 132 Nova Scotia Power Fuel oil [1]
Lingan Generating Station 46°14′12″N 60°2′14″W / 46.23667°N 60.03722°W / 46.23667; -60.03722 (Lingan Generating Station) 600 (1979-1984) Nova Scotia Power Coal [1]
Point Aconi Generating Station 46°19′12″N 60°19′50″W / 46.32000°N 60.33056°W / 46.32000; -60.33056 (Point Aconi Generating Station) 171 (1994) Nova Scotia Power Coal / Petroleum coke [1]
Point Tupper Generating Station 45°35′14″N 61°20′53″W / 45.58722°N 61.34806°W / 45.58722; -61.34806 (Point Tupper Generating Station) 154 (1973) Nova Scotia Power Coal [1]
Trenton Generating Station 45°37′13″N 62°38′53″W / 45.62028°N 62.64806°W / 45.62028; -62.64806 (Trenton Generating Station) 307 (1969) Nova Scotia Power Coal [1]
Tufts Cove Generating Station 44°40′35″N 63°35′46″W / 44.67639°N 63.59611°W / 44.67639; -63.59611 (Tufts Cove Generating Station) 415 (1965) Nova Scotia Power Fuel oil / Natural gas [1]
Tusket Combustion Turbine 43°51′38″N 65°59′35″W / 43.86056°N 65.99306°W / 43.86056; -65.99306 (Tusket Combustion Turbine) 24 Nova Scotia Power Fuel oil [1]
Victoria Junction Combustion Turbines 46°9′43″N 60°6′46″W / 46.16194°N 60.11278°W / 46.16194; -60.11278 (Victoria Junction Combustion Turbines) 66 Nova Scotia Power Fuel oil [1]

Renewable[edit]

Biomass[edit]

List of biomass power plants in Nova Scotia.

Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
Brooklyn Energy Centre Brooklyn 27 Emera Energy [2]
Port Hawkesbury Biomass Port Hawkesbury 63.1 Nova Scotia Power [3]

Hydro[edit]

Main article: List of hydroelectric power stations in Canada

List of hydroelectric and tidal generating stations in Nova Scotia.

Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
Annapolis Annapolis 4 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Annapolis Royal Generating Station 44°45′07″N 65°30′40″W / 44.75194°N 65.51111°W / 44.75194; -65.51111 (Annapolis Royal Tidal) 20 1984–2019 Nova Scotia Power [5]
Avon Avon 7 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Bear River Bear River 13 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Black River Black River 23 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Dickie Brook Dickie Brook 4 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Fall River Fall River 1 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Lequille Dugway Road 11 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Mersey Mersey 43 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Nictaux Nictaux 7 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Paradise Paradise 5 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Roseway Roseway 2 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Sheet Harbour 44°59′12″N 62°28′59″W / 44.98656°N 62.48313°W / 44.98656; -62.48313 (Sheet Harbour Hydroelectric Station) 11 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Sissiboo Sissiboo 24 Nova Scotia Power [4]
St. Margaret's Bay Hydro 44°41′29″N 63°53′30″W / 44.69145°N 63.8917°W / 44.69145; -63.8917 (St. Margaret's Bay) 11 (1922) Nova Scotia Power [4]
Tusket 43°52′55″N 65°58′40″W / 43.88204°N 65.97775°W / 43.88204; -65.97775 (Tusket Hydroelectric Station) 2 Nova Scotia Power [4]
Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System 46°31′53″N 60°26′25″W / 46.531317°N 60.440333°W / 46.531317; -60.440333 (Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System) 215 (1978) Nova Scotia Power [6]

Wind[edit]

Main article: List of wind farms in Canada

List of wind farms in Nova Scotia.

Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
Amherst I Wind Farm Amherst 31.5 Sprott Power Corporation [7]
Dalhousie Mountain Wind Farm Mount Thom 51 RMS Energy [8]
Digby Neck Wind Project Digby Neck 30 Sprott Power Corporation [9]
Lingan Power Project Lingan 17.5 Confederation Power [10]
Higgins Mountain Wind Project Cobequid Mountains 3.6 Sprott Power Corporation [11]
Pubnico Point Pubnico[12] 30.6 NextEra [13]
Springhill Wind Project Springhill 3.6 Sprott Power Corporation [14]
Ellershouse Hants County 23.15 Alternative Resource Energy Authority [15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h NS Power, NS Power Thermal Generating Facilities, archived from the original on 2011-07-06, retrieved 2010-08-22
  2. ^ "Energy Projects". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  3. ^ Nova Scotia Power Inc., New Biomass Plant opens in Port Hawkesbury, archived from the original on 2013-12-03, retrieved 2013-12-02
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o New Brunswick System Operator; Nova Scotia Power; Maritime Electric; Northern Maine ISA (2008), NPCC 2007 Maritimes Area Comprehensive Review of Resource Adequacy, NPCC, p. 18, archived from the original on 2011-07-27
  5. ^ Nova Scotia Power, Annapolis Tidal Station, archived from the original on 2011-06-12, retrieved 2010-08-23
  6. ^ Nova Scotia Power[1] Archived 2019-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Sprott Power Corp., Sprott Power Corp., Amherst I Wind Farm, retrieved 2012-07-25
  8. ^ RMS Energy, RMS Energy, archived from the original on 2011-07-06, retrieved 2010-08-22
  9. ^ Scotia WindFields, Scotia WindFields, Digby Neck Wind Project, retrieved 2019-01-22
  10. ^ Confederation Power, Glace Bay Wind Projects, archived from the original on 2010-12-07, retrieved 2010-08-22
  11. ^ Sprott Power Corp., Sprott Power Corp., Higgins Mountain Wind Project, retrieved 2012-07-25
  12. ^ Environment, Nova Scotia (2009-04-01). "Pubnico Point Wind Farm | Environmental Assessment | Nova Scotia Environment". www.novascotia.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  13. ^ NextEra Energy Resources, Pubnico Point Fact Sheet (PDF), retrieved 2010-08-22
  14. ^ Sprott Power Corp., Sprott Power Corp., Springhill Wind Project, retrieved 2012-07-25
  15. ^ Alternative Resource Energy Authority (AREA), Ellershouse Wind Farm. Accessed August 2, 2019

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