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List of largest power stations in Canada

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Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Bruce County, Ontario.

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 the wind.

As of 2020 the largest power generating facility is the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario and has an installed capacity of 6,430 MW.

Largest power stations

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

Rank Name Province Startup Location Capacity
(MW)
Annual Generation
(GWh)
Type Owner Ref
1 Bruce Nuclear [note 1]  Ontario 1977 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W / 44.32528; -81.59944 (Bruce Nuclear) 6,430 48,169 Nuclear (PHWR) Bruce Power [1][2]
2 Robert-Bourassa  Quebec 1979 53°46′55″N 77°31′58″W / 53.78194°N 77.53278°W / 53.78194; -77.53278 (Robert-Bourassa) 5,616 31,000 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
3 Churchill Falls  Newfoundland and Labrador 1971 53°31′32″N 63°57′25″W / 53.52556°N 63.95694°W / 53.52556; -63.95694 (Churchill Falls) 5,428 35,000 Hydro NL Hydro [4][5]
4 Darlington Nuclear [note 2]  Ontario 1990 43°52′22″N 78°43′11″W / 43.87278°N 78.71972°W / 43.87278; -78.71972 (Darlington Nuclear) 3,512 28,000 Nuclear (PHWR) OPG [6]
5 Pickering Nuclear [note 3]  Ontario 1971 43°48′42″N 79°03′57″W / 43.81167°N 79.06583°W / 43.81167; -79.06583 (Pickering Nuclear) 3,094 20,000 Nuclear (PHWR) OPG [8]
6 Mica  British Columbia 1973 52°4′35″N 118°34′0″W / 52.07639°N 118.56667°W / 52.07639; -118.56667 (Mica Dam) 2,805 7,202 Hydro BC Hydro [9][10]
7 La Grande-4  Quebec 1984 53°53′12″N 73°27′55″W / 53.88667°N 73.46528°W / 53.88667; -73.46528 (La Grande-4) 2,779 14,600 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
8 Gordon M. Shrum  British Columbia 1968 56°0′58″N 122°12′19″W / 56.01611°N 122.20528°W / 56.01611; -122.20528 (W. A. C. Bennett Dam) 2,730 15,000 Hydro BC Hydro [10]
9 Revelstoke Dam  British Columbia 1984 51°3′15″N 118°11′40″W / 51.05417°N 118.19444°W / 51.05417; -118.19444 (Revelstoke Dam) 2,480 8,200 Hydro BC Hydro [10]
10 La Grande-3  Quebec 1984 53°43′40″N 75°59′55″W / 53.72778°N 75.99861°W / 53.72778; -75.99861 (La Grande-3) 2,417 12,600 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
11 La Grande-2-A  Quebec 1992 53°46′46″N 77°32′57″W / 53.77944°N 77.54917°W / 53.77944; -77.54917 (La Grande-2-A) 2,106 11,600 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
12 Lennox  Ontario 1976 44°8′46″N 76°51′9″W / 44.14611°N 76.85250°W / 44.14611; -76.85250 (Lennox) 2,100 50 Natural gas or Fuel oil OPG [11]
13 Sundance  Alberta 1970 53°30′27″N 114°33′26″W / 53.50750°N 114.55722°W / 53.50750; -114.55722 (Sundance) 1,861 ? Coal TransAlta [12]
14 Beauharnois  Quebec 1961 45°18′51″N 73°54′37″W / 45.31417°N 73.91028°W / 45.31417; -73.91028 (Beauharnois) 1,853 11,700 Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
15 Manic-5  Quebec 1970 50°38′23″N 68°43′37″W / 50.63972°N 68.72694°W / 50.63972; -68.72694 (Manic-5) 1,528 7,400 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
16 Sir Adam Beck II  Ontario 1954 43°08′45″N 79°02′41″W / 43.1459°N 79.0446°W / 43.1459; -79.0446 (Sir Adam Beck II) 1,499 ? Hydro OPG [13]
17 La Grande-1  Quebec 1995 53°44′04″N 78°34′26″W / 53.73444°N 78.57389°W / 53.73444; -78.57389 (La Grande-1) 1,436 7,900 Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
18 Limestone  Manitoba 1990 56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W / 56.50694°N 94.10694°W / 56.50694; -94.10694 (Limestone) 1,350 9,000 Hydro (ROR) Manitoba Hydro [14]
19 René-Lévesque  Quebec 1976 49°44′25″N 68°35′34″W / 49.74028°N 68.59278°W / 49.74028; -68.59278 (René-Lévesque) 1,326 5,400 Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
20 Genesee  Alberta 1989 53°20′35″N 114°18′11″W / 53.34306°N 114.30306°W / 53.34306; -114.30306 (Genesee) 1,286 ? Coal (81%)
Natural gas (19%)
Capital Power (83.3%)
TransAlta (16.7%)
[15][16]
21 Keephills  Alberta 1983 53°26′54″N 114°27′02″W / 53.44833°N 114.45056°W / 53.44833; -114.45056 (Keephills) 1,240 ? Coal TransAlta (83.3%)
Capital Power (16.7%)
[17][18]
22 Jean-Lesage  Quebec 1967 49°19′18″N 68°20′49″W / 49.32167°N 68.34694°W / 49.32167; -68.34694 (Jean-Lesage) 1,229 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
23 Kettle  Manitoba 1973 56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W / 56.38417°N 94.63167°W / 56.38417; -94.63167 (Kettle) 1,220 8,500 Hydro (ROR) Manitoba Hydro [14]
24 Bersimis-1  Quebec 1956 49°18′31″N 69°33′50″W / 49.30861°N 69.56389°W / 49.30861; -69.56389 (Bersimis-1) 1,178 ? Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
25 Manic-5-PA  Quebec 1970 50°38′26″N 68°44′13″W / 50.64056°N 68.73694°W / 50.64056; -68.73694 (Manic-5-PA) 1,064 ? Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
26 R. H. Saunders  Ontario 1958 45°00′28″N 74°47′34″W / 45.0077°N 74.7929°W / 45.0077; -74.7929 (R.H. Saunders) 1,045 ? Hydro OPG [19]
27 Outardes-3  Quebec 1969 49°33′33″N 68°43′58″W / 49.55917°N 68.73278°W / 49.55917; -68.73278 (Outardes-3) 1,026 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
28 Greenfield  Ontario 2008 42°45′44″N 82°27′09″W / 42.7622°N 82.4525°W / 42.7622; -82.4525 (Greenfield) 1,005 ? Natural gas Calpine (50%)
Mitsui (50%)
[20]
29 Long Spruce  Manitoba 1979 56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W / 56.40028°N 94.36944°W / 56.40028; -94.36944 (Long Spruce) 980 7,100 Hydro (ROR) Manitoba Hydro [14]
30 Coleson Cove  New Brunswick 1976 45°09′13″N 66°12′11″W / 45.15361°N 66.20306°W / 45.15361; -66.20306 (Coleson Cove) 978 ? Fuel oil NB Power [21]
31 Shipshaw  Quebec 2002 48°26′54″N 71°12′54″W / 48.44833°N 71.21500°W / 48.44833; -71.21500 (Shipshaw) 896 ? Hydro Rio Tinto Alcan [22]
32 Sainte-Marguerite-3  Quebec 2003 50°42′18″N 66°46′47″W / 50.70500°N 66.77972°W / 50.70500; -66.77972 (SM-3) 884 2,730 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
33 Laforge-1  Quebec 1994 54°10′14″N 72°36′55″W / 54.17056°N 72.61528°W / 54.17056; -72.61528 (Laforge-1) 878 4,500 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
34 Bersimis-2  Quebec 1959 49°10′02″N 69°14′26″W / 49.16722°N 69.24056°W / 49.16722; -69.24056 (Bersimis-2) 869 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
35 Goreway  Ontario 2009 43°44′46″N 79°40′48″W / 43.74611°N 79.68000°W / 43.74611; -79.68000 (Goreway) 839 ? Natural gas Sithe Global Power [23]
36 Boundary Dam  Saskatchewan 1959 49°5′47″N 103°1′49″W / 49.09639°N 103.03028°W / 49.09639; -103.03028 (Boundary Dam) 824 ? Coal SaskPower [24]
36 Muskrat Falls  Newfoundland and Labrador 2020 53°14′44″N 60°46′22″W / 53.24556°N 60.77278°W / 53.24556; -60.77278 (Muskrat Falls) 824 ? Hydro NL Hydro [25]
38 Seven Mile  British Columbia 1979 49°1′47″N 117°30′11″W / 49.02972°N 117.50306°W / 49.02972; -117.50306 (Seven Mile) 805 3,400 Hydro BC Hydro [10]
39 Shepard  Alberta 2015 50°58′15″N 113°53′07″W / 50.9707°N 113.8852°W / 50.9707; -113.8852 (Shepard) 800 ? Natural gas Capital Power (50%)
ENMAX (50%)
[26]
40 Kemano  British Columbia 1954 53°33′48″N 127°56′32″W / 53.56333°N 127.94222°W / 53.56333; -127.94222 (Kemano) 790 ? Hydro Rio Tinto Alcan [27]
41 Outardes-4  Quebec 1969 49°42′21″N 68°54′24″W / 49.70583°N 68.90667°W / 49.70583; -68.90667 (Outardes-4) 785 ? Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
42 Sheerness [note 4]  Alberta 1986 51°26′32″N 111°47′32″W / 51.44222°N 111.79222°W / 51.44222; -111.79222 (Sheerness) 780 5,500 Coal Heartland Generation (50%)
TransAlta (50%)
[29][30]
43 Eastmain-1-A  Quebec 52°10′47″N 76°2′7″W / 52.17972°N 76.03528°W / 52.17972; -76.03528 (Eastmain-1-A) 768 2,300 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
44 Carillon  Quebec 1962 45°34′07″N 74°23′01″W / 45.56861°N 74.38361°W / 45.56861; -74.38361 (Carillon) 753 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
45 Chutes-des-Passes  Quebec 49°50′26″N 71°09′46″W / 49.84056°N 71.16278°W / 49.84056; -71.16278 (Chute-des-Passes) 750 ? Hydro Rio Tinto Alcan [22]
46 Peace Canyon  British Columbia 55°58′57″N 121°59′34″W / 55.98250°N 121.99278°W / 55.98250; -121.99278 (Peace Canyon Dam) 694 3,250 Hydro BC Hydro [10]
47 Halton Hills  Ontario 2010 43°33′41″N 79°50′42″W / 43.56139°N 79.84500°W / 43.56139; -79.84500 (Halton Hills) 683 ? Natural gas OPG [31][32]
48 Mactaquac  New Brunswick 1968 45°57′18″N 66°52′03″W / 45.9550°N 66.8675°W / 45.9550; -66.8675 (Mactaquac) 672 ? Hydro NB Power [21]
49 Point Lepreau Nuclear [note 5]  New Brunswick 1983 45°04′10″N 66°27′20″W / 45.06944°N 66.45556°W / 45.06944; -66.45556 (Point Lepreau) 660 4,111 Nuclear (PHWR) NB Power [21]
50 Romaine-2  Quebec 2014 50°37′28″N 63°11′39″W / 50.62444°N 63.19417°W / 50.62444; -63.19417 (Romaine-2) 640 3,300 Hydro Hydro-Québec [35]
51 Queen Elizabeth  Saskatchewan 1959 52°5′43″N 106°42′22″W / 52.09528°N 106.70611°W / 52.09528; -106.70611 (Queen Elizabeth) 634 ? Natural gas SaskPower [36]
52 Lingan  Nova Scotia 1979 46°14′12″N 60°2′14″W / 46.23667°N 60.03722°W / 46.23667; -60.03722 (Lingan) 620 ? Coal Nova Scotia Power [37]
53 Bay d'Espoir  Newfoundland and Labrador 1967 47°59′25″N 55°47′59″W / 47.9902°N 55.7996°W / 47.9902; -55.7996 (Bay d'Espoir) 604 2,657 Hydro NL Hydro [38]
54 Kootenay Canal  British Columbia 1976 49°27′10″N 117°30′55″W / 49.45278°N 117.51528°W / 49.45278; -117.51528 (Kootenay Canal) 583 3,175 Hydro BC Hydro [10]
55 Poplar River [note 6]  Saskatchewan 1981 49°3′27″N 105°28′59″W / 49.05750°N 105.48306°W / 49.05750; -105.48306 (Poplar River) 582 ? Coal SaskPower [24]
56 Brighton Beach  Ontario 2004 42°16′47″N 83°05′42″W / 42.27972°N 83.09500°W / 42.27972; -83.09500 (Brighton Beach) 580 ? Natural gas ATCO Power (50%)
OPG (50%)
[40]
57 St. Clair  Ontario 2009 42°53′47″N 82°23′54″W / 42.89639°N 82.39833°W / 42.89639; -82.39833 (St. Clair) 577 ? Natural gas Invenergy [41]
58 Bécanour (TC Energy)  Quebec 2006 46°22′2″N 72°24′15″W / 46.36722°N 72.40417°W / 46.36722; -72.40417 (Bécanour (TC Energy)) 550 ? Natural gas TC Energy [42]
58 Portlands  Ontario 2008 43°38′58″N 79°19′51″W / 43.64944°N 79.33083°W / 43.64944; -79.33083 (Portlands) 550 ? Natural gas OPG [43][32]
60 Battle River  Alberta 1969 52°28′08″N 112°08′02″W / 52.46889°N 112.13389°W / 52.46889; -112.13389 (Battle River) 540 ? Coal (50%)
Natural gas (50%)
ATCO Power [44]
61 Toulnustouc  Quebec 2005 49°58′14″N 68°09′34″W / 49.97056°N 68.15944°W / 49.97056; -68.15944 (Toulnustouc) 526 2,600 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
62 Outardes-2  Quebec 1978 49°08′59″N 68°24′17″W / 49.14972°N 68.40472°W / 49.14972; -68.40472 (Outardes-2) 523 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
63 Sarnia Regional  Ontario 2006 42°56′04″N 82°26′17″W / 42.93444°N 82.43806°W / 42.93444; -82.43806 (Sarnia Regional) 506 ? Natural gas TransAlta [45]
64 Sir Adam Beck I  Ontario 1922 43°08′57″N 79°02′40″W / 43.1491°N 79.0445°W / 43.1491; -79.0445 (Sir Adam Beck I) 498 ? Hydro OPG [13]
65 Holyrood [note 7]  Newfoundland and Labrador 1969 47°27′10″N 53°05′43″W / 47.45278°N 53.09528°W / 47.45278; -53.09528 (Holyrood) 490 ? Fuel oil NL Hydro [47]
65 Waneta  British Columbia 1954 49°00′15″N 117°36′43″W / 49.0041°N 117.6119°W / 49.0041; -117.6119 (Waneta) 490 1,980 Hydro Teck (67%)
BC Hydro (33%)
[48][49]
67 Eastmain-1  Quebec 2012 52°10′54″N 76°03′05″W / 52.18167°N 76.05139°W / 52.18167; -76.05139 (Eastmain-1) 480 2,700 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
67 Joffre  Alberta 2000 52°18′24″N 113°33′16″W / 52.30667°N 113.55444°W / 52.30667; -113.55444 (Joffre) 480 ? Natural gas Heartland Generation (40%)
Capital Power (40%)
NOVA Chemicals (20%)
[50]
69 Grand Rapids  Manitoba 1957 53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W / 53.15806°N 99.29250°W / 53.15806; -99.29250 (Grand Rapids) 479 2,320 Hydro Manitoba Hydro [14]
70 Bridge River  British Columbia 2025 50°43′54″N 122°14′33″W / 50.73167°N 122.24250°W / 50.73167; -122.24250 (Bridge River) 478 2,500 Hydro BC Hydro [51]
71 Brisay  Quebec 1993 54°27′16″N 70°31′09″W / 54.45444°N 70.51917°W / 54.45444; -70.51917 (Brisay) 469 2,300 Hydro Hydro-Québec [3]
72 Belledune  New Brunswick 1993 47°54′21″N 65°51′48″W / 47.905962°N 65.863468°W / 47.905962; -65.863468 (Belledune) 458 ? Coal NB Power [21]
73 Des Joachims  Ontario 1950 46°10′52″N 77°41′45″W / 46.1811°N 77.6958°W / 46.1811; -77.6958 (Des Joachims) 429 ? Hydro OPG [19]
74 Tufts Cove  Nova Scotia 1965 44°40′35″N 63°35′46″W / 44.67639°N 63.59611°W / 44.67639; -63.59611 (Tufts Cove) 415 ? Fuel oil (71%)
Natural gas (29%)
Nova Scotia Power [37]
75 Bécancour (Hydro-Québec)  Quebec 46°23′31″N 72°21′8″W / 46.39194°N 72.35222°W / 46.39194; -72.35222 (Bécancour (Hydro-Québec)) 411 ? Natural gas Hydro-Québec [52][53]
76 Isle-Maligne  Quebec 1926 48°34′37″N 71°38′05″W / 48.57694°N 71.63472°W / 48.57694; -71.63472 (Isle-Maligne) 402 ? Hydro Rio Tinto Alcan [22]
77 York  Ontario 2012 44°04′32″N 79°31′54″W / 44.07556°N 79.53167°W / 44.07556; -79.53167 (York) 400 ? Natural gas Capital Power (50%)
Unknown (50%)
[54]
78 Millbank  New Brunswick 1991 47°04′26″N 65°27′19″W / 47.07389°N 65.45528°W / 47.07389; -65.45528 (Millbank) 399 ? Fuel oil NB Power [21][55]
79 Romaine-3  Quebec 2017 51°07′51″N 63°24′49″W / 51.13086°N 63.41363°W / 51.13086; -63.41363 (Romaine-3) 395 ? Hydro Hydro-Québec
80 Péribonka  Quebec 1952 49°30′28″N 71°10′59″W / 49.50778°N 71.18306°W / 49.50778; -71.18306 (Peribonka) 385 2,200 Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
81 McCormick  Quebec 49°11′35″N 68°19′37″W / 49.19306°N 68.32694°W / 49.19306; -68.32694 (McCormick) 367 ? Hydro Hydro-Québec (60%)
Alcoa (40%)
[3][56]
82 Seigneurie de Beaupré  Quebec 2013 47°22′20″N 70°51′39″W / 47.3721°N 70.8609°W / 47.3721; -70.8609 (Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Farm) 363.5 ? Wind Boralex (50%)
Énergir (46.8%)
La Côte-de-Beaupré (3.2%)
[57][58]
83 Brazeau  Alberta 52°57′59″N 115°34′44″W / 52.96639°N 115.57889°W / 52.96639; -115.57889 (Brazeau) 355 397 Hydro TransAlta [59]
84 Rivière-du-Moulin  Quebec 2014 47°58′00″N 71°01′00″W / 47.9667°N 71.0167°W / 47.9667; -71.0167 (Rivière-du-Moulin Wind Project) 350 ? Wind EDF Renewables [60]
85 Abitibi  Ontario 1936 49°52′40″N 81°34′15″W / 49.87778°N 81.57083°W / 49.87778; -81.57083 (Abitibi Canyon) 349 ? Hydro OPG [61]
86 Waneta Dam Expansion  British Columbia 2015 49°00′15″N 117°36′42″W / 49.0041°N 117.6116°W / 49.0041; -117.6116 (Waneta Dam Expansion) 335 627.4 Hydro Columbia Power (58%)
Columbia Basin Trust (42%)
87 Laforge-2  Quebec 1996 54°35′30″N 71°16′15″W / 54.59167°N 71.27083°W / 54.59167; -71.27083 (Laforge-2) 319 1,800 Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
88 Trenton  Nova Scotia 1969 45°37′13″N 62°38′53″W / 45.62028°N 62.64806°W / 45.62028; -62.64806 (Trenton) 305 ? Coal Nova Scotia Power [37]
89 Trenche  Quebec 47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W / 47.75333°N 72.87889°W / 47.75333; -72.87889 (Trenche) 302 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
90 Blackspring Ridge  Alberta 2014 50°08′03″N 112°54′55″W / 50.134124°N 112.915408°W / 50.134124; -112.915408 (Blackspring Ridge Wind Project) 300 ? Wind EDF Renewables [62]
90 Calgary  Alberta 2003 51°10′49″N 113°56′12″W / 51.1803°N 113.9368°W / 51.1803; -113.9368 (Calgary Energy Centre) 300 ? Natural gas Enmax [63]
90 Henvey Inlet  Ontario 2019 45°58′35″N 80°33′38″W / 45.97639°N 80.56056°W / 45.97639; -80.56056 (Henvey Inlet) 300 ? Wind Pattern Energy [64][65]
90 Lac Alfred  Quebec 2016 48°24′51″N 67°41′15″W / 48.41417°N 67.68750°W / 48.41417; -67.68750 (Lac Alfred (Phase I) Wind Project) 300 ? Wind EDF Renewables [66]
94 La Tuque  Quebec 1955 47°26′39″N 72°47′58″W / 47.44417°N 72.79944°W / 47.44417; -72.79944 (La Tuque) 294 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [3]
95 E.B. Campbell  Saskatchewan 1963 53°41′19″N 103°20′47″W / 53.6885°N 103.3465°W / 53.6885; -103.3465 (E.B. Campbell) 288 900 Hydro SaskPower [67]
96 Kelsey  Manitoba 1961 56°2′21″N 96°31′54″W / 56.03917°N 96.53167°W / 56.03917; -96.53167 (Kelsey) 287 1,970 Hydro (ROR) Manitoba Hydro [14]
97 Bayside  New Brunswick 45°16′30″N 66°01′36″W / 45.27500°N 66.02667°W / 45.27500; -66.02667 (Bayside) 280 ? Natural gas NB Power [68]
98 Shand  Saskatchewan 1992 49°5′16″N 102°51′49″W / 49.08778°N 102.86361°W / 49.08778; -102.86361 (Shand) 276 ? Coal SaskPower [24]
99 Island  British Columbia 2002 50°04′08″N 125°16′55″W / 50.0689°N 125.2819°W / 50.0689; -125.2819 (Island) 275 ? Natural gas Capital Power [69]
100 Lower Notch  Ontario 1971 47°08′20″N 79°27′15″W / 47.1390°N 79.4541°W / 47.1390; -79.4541 (Lower Notch) 274 ? Hydro OPG [61]
101 Beaumont  Quebec 1959 47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W / 47.55556°N 72.83667°W / 47.55556; -72.83667 (Beaumont) 270 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [70]
101 Romaine-1  Quebec 2015 50°23′01″N 63°15′37″W / 50.38361°N 63.26028°W / 50.38361; -63.26028 (Romaine-1) 270 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec [71]
103 Smoky Falls  Ontario 1931 50°03′40″N 82°09′41″W / 50.06111°N 82.16139°W / 50.06111; -82.16139 (Smoky Falls) 267 ? Hydro OPG (75%)
Moose Cree (25%)
[72]
104 Thorold  Ontario 2010 43°06′25″N 79°11′55″W / 43.10694°N 79.19861°W / 43.10694; -79.19861 (Thorold) 265 ? Natural gas Northland Power [73]
105 Brandon  Manitoba 1958 49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W / 49.84556; -99.88778 (Brandon) 263 ? Natural gas Manitoba Hydro [14]
106 North Battleford  Saskatchewan 2013 52°41′00″N 108°10′18″W / 52.6833°N 108.1717°W / 52.6833; -108.1717 (North Battleford) 260 ? Natural gas Northland Power [74]
107 Nipawin  Saskatchewan 1985 53°19′11″N 104°2′31″W / 53.31972°N 104.04194°W / 53.31972; -104.04194 (Nipawin) 255 ? Hydro SaskPower [75]

Notes

  1. ^ Uprated from 6,408 MW to 6,430 MW in July 2019, with a target capacity of 7,000 MW by mid-2033.
  2. ^ Refurbishment to be completed by 2026.
  3. ^ To be decommissioned by 31 December 2024.[7]
  4. ^ To be converted to natural gas by 15 December 2022.[28]
  5. ^ A 100 MW small modular reactor was approved in December 2019. Upon completion of the reactor in 2028, Point Lepreau will have an installed capacity of 760 MW.[33][34]
  6. ^ To be decommissioned by 2030.[39]
  7. ^ To be decommissioned by 2021.[46]

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.

Rank Name Province Location Capacity (MW) Type Owner Year Ref
1 Napanee  Ontario 44°08′53″N 76°50′31″W / 44.14806°N 76.84194°W / 44.14806; -76.84194 (Napanee (Under construction)) 900 Natural gas OPG On Hold [32]
2 Keeyask  Manitoba 56°20′47″N 95°12′17″W / 56.34639°N 95.20472°W / 56.34639; -95.20472 (Keeyask (Under construction)) 695 Hydro Manitoba Hydro 2021 [76]
3 Site C dam  British Columbia 56°11′41″N 120°54′51″W / 56.19472°N 120.91417°W / 56.19472; -120.91417 (Site C (Under construction)) 580 Hydro BC Hydro 2024 [77]

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.

Name Image Province Location Capacity (MW) Type Owner Years Years in Service Smokestack Configuration[78]
Nanticoke  Ontario 42°48′0″N 80°3′1″W / 42.80000°N 80.05028°W / 42.80000; -80.05028 (Nanticoke (Demolished)) 3,964 Coal OPG 1973-2013 40 years 198 m (650 ft) ×2
Lakeview  Ontario 43°34′16″N 79°33′6″W / 43.57111°N 79.55167°W / 43.57111; -79.55167 (Lakeview (Demolished)) 2,400 Coal OPG 1962-2005
43 years 150 m (492 ft) ×4
Lambton  Ontario 42°47′50″N 82°28′10″W / 42.79722°N 82.46944°W / 42.79722; -82.46944 (Lambton (Decommissioned)) 1,976 Coal OPG 1969-2013 44 years 168 m (550 ft) ×3
Hearn  Ontario 43°38.730′N 79°20.105′W / 43.645500°N 79.335083°W / 43.645500; -79.335083 1,200 Coal OPG 1951-1983 32 years 215 m (705 ft) ×1
Gentilly Nuclear  Quebec 46°23′45″N 72°21′25″W / 46.39583°N 72.35694°W / 46.39583; -72.35694 (Gentilly Nuclear (Decommissioned)) 925 Nuclear
(SGHWR, PHWR)
Hydro-Québec 1983-2012 29 years na
Wabamun  Alberta 53°33′30″N 114°29′17″W / 53.55833°N 114.48806°W / 53.55833; -114.48806 (Wabamun (Demolished)) 582 Coal TransAlta 1956-2010 54 years 156 (512 ft) ×3
Dalhousie  New Brunswick 48°03′07″N 66°22′15″W / 48.051919°N 66.370770°W / 48.051919; -66.370770 (Dalhousie (Demolished)) 315 Coal NB Power 1967-2012 45 years 167 m (551 ft) & 162 m (532 ft)
Thunder Bay  Ontario 48°21′36″N 89°13′12″W / 48.36000°N 89.22000°W / 48.36000; -89.22000 (Thunder Bay (Decommissioned)) 306 Biomass OPG 1963-2018[79] 55 years 198 m (650 ft) & 107 m (350 ft)

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