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Revision as of 10:18, 24 January 2020

Electricity generation
in Canada

Coal reserves in Canada rank thirteenth largest in the world (following the former Soviet Union, the United States, the People's Republic of China and Australia) at approximately 10 billion tons, 0.6% of the world total.[1] This represents more energy than all of the oil and gas in the country combined. The coal industry generates CDN$5 billion annually.[2] Most of Canada's coal mining occurs in the West of the country.[3] British Columbia operates 10 coal mines, Alberta 9, Saskatchewan 3 and New Brunswick one. Nova Scotia operates several small-scale mines, Westray having closed following the 1992 disaster there.[4]

In 2005, Canada produced 67.3 million tons of coal and its consumption was 60 million tons. Of this 56 million tons were used for electricity generation. The remaining 4 million tons was used in the steel, concrete and other industries.[4] The largest consumers of coal in Canada were Alberta and Ontario. In 1997, Alberta accounted for 47% of Canada's coal consumption at 26.2 million tons, and Ontario accounted for 25% at 13.8 million tons. Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick also use coal to generate electricity to varying degrees.[5]

Economic impact

Coal production in Canada, 1940-2012

In 2012, Pricewaterhouse Coopers released an economic impact analysis of Canada's coal mining industry. According to the report, coal mining made an economic contribution of $5.2 billion to Canada's GDP, including $3.2 billion in direct impacts and $2 billion of indirect impacts, between 2001 and 2010. In 2010, more than 42,000 people were directly and indirectly employed by the coal industry. In 2010 the coal sector accounted for 14% of total mining employment. Average coal industry salaries are more than double the average national wage. Between 2001 and 2010, the value of the coal sector's output grew an average of 14.6 percent each year, and between 2001 and 2011 capital investment in the industry increased at an average rate of 19.3 percent annually. Coal production reached a value of $7 billion in 2011, an increase from $1.6 billion in 2001.[6]

Transition to renewables

In 2003, the McGuinty government of Ontario set a goal of closing all coal-fired power stations, to be replaced with healthier and more environmentally-friendly energy sources, as it was determined that the long-term health problems caused by coal made it twice as expensive as wind energy.[7][8] The final coal plant in Ontario, Thunder Bay Generating Station, stopped burning coal in April 2014.[9]

In 2016, the Government of Alberta announced the elimination of all coal-fired power stations in the province by 2030.[10]

List of coal-fired power stations

This is a list of all operational coal-fired power stations in Canada.

Rank Name Capacity
(MW) 		Province Coordinates Owner Fuel Type Ref
1 Sundance [note 1] 1,861  Alberta 53°30′27″N 114°33′26″W / 53.50750°N 114.55722°W / 53.50750; -114.55722 (Sundance) TransAlta Coal [12]
2 Genesee 1,286  Alberta 53°20′35″N 114°18′11″W / 53.34306°N 114.30306°W / 53.34306; -114.30306 (Genesee) Capital Power (83.3%)
TransAlta (16.7%) 		Coal [13][14]
3 Keephills [note 2] 1,240  Alberta 53°26′54″N 114°27′02″W / 53.44833°N 114.45056°W / 53.44833; -114.45056 (Keephills) TransAlta (83.3%)
Capital Power (16.7%) 		Coal [15][16]
4 Boundary Dam 824  Saskatchewan 49°5′47″N 103°1′49″W / 49.09639°N 103.03028°W / 49.09639; -103.03028 (Boundary Dam) SaskPower Lignite [17]
5 Sheerness [note 3] 780  Alberta 51°26′32″N 111°47′32″W / 51.44222°N 111.79222°W / 51.44222; -111.79222 (Sheerness) ATCO Power (75%)
TransAlta (25%) 		Coal [19][20]
6 Lingan 620  Nova Scotia 46°14′12″N 60°2′14″W / 46.23667°N 60.03722°W / 46.23667; -60.03722 (Lingan) Nova Scotia Power Coal [21]
7 Poplar River 582  Saskatchewan 49°3′27″N 105°28′59″W / 49.05750°N 105.48306°W / 49.05750; -105.48306 (Poplar River) SaskPower Lignite [17]
8 Belledune 458  New Brunswick 47°54′21″N 65°51′48″W / 47.905962°N 65.863468°W / 47.905962; -65.863468 (Belledune) NB Power Coal [22]
9 Trenton 305  Nova Scotia 45°37′13″N 62°38′53″W / 45.62028°N 62.64806°W / 45.62028; -62.64806 (Trenton) Nova Scotia Power Coal [21]
10 Battle River [note 4] 300  Alberta 52°28′08″N 112°08′02″W / 52.46889°N 112.13389°W / 52.46889; -112.13389 (Battle River) ATCO Power Coal [23][24]
11 Shand 276  Saskatchewan 49°5′16″N 102°51′49″W / 49.08778°N 102.86361°W / 49.08778; -102.86361 (Shand) SaskPower Coal [17]
12 Point Aconi 165  Nova Scotia 46°19′18″N 60°19′48″W / 46.321633°N 60.329987°W / 46.321633; -60.329987 (Point Aconi) Nova Scotia Power Coke (53%)
Coal (47%) 		[21]
13 H.R. Milner 150  Alberta 54°00′26″N 119°06′12″W / 54.0073°N 119.1034°W / 54.0073; -119.1034 (H.R. Milner) Milner Power Coal [25]
14 Point Tupper 148  Nova Scotia 45°35′13″N 61°20′53″W / 45.5869°N 61.3481°W / 45.5869; -61.3481 (Point Tupper) Nova Scotia Power Coal [21]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia - Coal
  2. ^ Coal in Canada Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Maps of coal in Canada
  4. ^ a b National Resources Canada - Coal Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ CBC News on energy in Canada
  6. ^ "Economic impact analysis of the coal mining industry in Canada" (PDF). Coal Association of Canada / Pricewaterhouse Coopers. October 31, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Wilson, Jennifer (25 September 2007), "Ontario's power crunch: What's the answer?", CBC News, retrieved 2010-09-06
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ http://www.opg.com/news-and-media/news-releases/Documents/140415TBGSBurnsLastCoal.pdf
  10. ^ "Phasing out coal". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  11. ^ a b "Coal-to-Gas Conversions Project". TransAlta. 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Sundance". TransAlta. 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  13. ^ Capital Power Corporation, Genesee Unit 1 and 2, archived from the original on 2012-04-21, retrieved 2012-02-28
  14. ^ Capital Power Corporation, Genesee 3, archived from the original on 2010-05-04, retrieved 2010-08-22
  15. ^ TransAlta (May 23, 2014), Keephills, retrieved 2015-10-18
  16. ^ Capital Power Corporation (September 1, 2011). "Keephills 3". Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  17. ^ a b c SaskPower, Baseload Thermal Stations, archived from the original on 2010-11-21, retrieved 2010-10-09
  18. ^ a b "ATCO plans to convert Alberta coal plants to gas by 2020". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  19. ^ TransAlta (August 21, 2009), Sheerness, retrieved 2015-10-18
  20. ^ "Sheerness". web.archive.org. 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  21. ^ a b c d "Nova Scotia's Energy Strategy: Coal" (PDF). energy.novascotia.ca. p. 7. Retrieved 24 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference NBPower was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  23. ^ "ATCO cleared to convert Battle River coal-fired plant to run on gas". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  24. ^ "Notice of Retirement - Battle River 3 (BR3) effective January 1, 2020". AESO. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  25. ^ "Milner Power Inc". www.milnerpower.com. Retrieved 2020-01-24.


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