List of generating stations in Saskatchewan
This is a list of power stations in Saskatchewan, Canada.
In 2024, the total installed capacity of generation was 5,355 MW with 39% from natural gas, 24% from coal, 21% from hydro, 11% from wind, and 5% from other sources such as solar and waste heat plants.[1] With a notable 10% decrease of coal-fueled power, as well as an over doubling of wind power from 5% of the power mix in 2018.
Owned by SaskPower
[edit]| Name | Location | Fuel | Generating Units (Date) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Dam Power Station[2] | Estevan | Coal | one 62 MW unit (commissioned in 1959, retired in 2013)
one 61 MW unit (commissioned in 1959, retired in 2014) one 139 MW unit (commissioned in 1969, replaced in 2014) one 139 MW unit (commissioned in 1970) one 139 MW unit (commissioned in 1973) one 288 MW unit (commissioned in 1977) |
672 MW |
| Centennial Wind Power Facility[3] | Near Swift Current | Wind | eighty-three 1.8 MW turbines (2006) | 150 MW |
| Charlot River Power Station[4] | Near Uranium City | Hydroelectric | two 5 MW units (1980) | 10 MW |
| Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station[5] | Near Elbow | Hydroelectric | three 62 MW units (1968) | 186 MW |
| Cory Cogeneration Station[6] | Nutrien Cory Mine
Near Saskatoon |
Natural Gas | three 76 MW units (2003) | 228 MW |
| Cypress Wind Power Facility[7] | Near Gull Lake | Wind Power | nine 660 kW turbines (2002)
seven 660 kW turbines (2003) |
11 MW |
| E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station[8] | Near Nipawin | Hydroelectric | six 34 MW units (1963/64)
two 42 MW units (1966) |
289 MW |
| Ermine Power Station[9] | Near Kerrobert | Natural Gas | two 46 MW units (2009) | 92 MW |
| Island Falls Hydroelectric Station[10] | Near Sandy Bay | Hydroelectric | two units (1928)
three units (1930) one unit (1937) one unit (1939) one unit (1948) one unit (1959) |
111 MW |
| Landis Power Station[11] | Near Landis | Natural Gas | one 79 MW unit (1975) | 79 MW |
| Meadow Lake Power Station[12] | Near Meadow Lake | Natural Gas | one 44 MW unit (1984) | 44 MW |
| Nipawin Hydroelectric Station[13] | Near Nipawin | Hydroelectric | one 85 MW unit (1985)
two 85 MW units (1986) |
255 MW |
| Poplar River Power Station[14] | Near Coronach | Coal | one 291 MW unit (1981)
one 291 MW unit (1983) |
582 MW |
| Shand Power Station[15] | Estevan | Coal | one 276 MW unit (1992) | 276 MW |
| Queen Elizabeth Power Station[16] | Saskatoon | Natural Gas | two 59 MW units (1958/59)
one 95 MW unit (1972) six 28 MW units (2002) three 36 MW units (2010) |
634 MW |
| Waterloo Hydroelectric Station[17] | Near Uranium City | Hydroelectric | one 8 MW unit (1961) | 8 MW |
| Wellington Hydroelectric Station[18] | Near Uranium City | Hydroelectric | one 2.4 MW unit (1939)
one 2.4 MW unit (1959) |
5 MW |
| Yellowhead Power Station[19] | North Battleford | Natural Gas | three 46 MW units (2010) | 138 MW |
Owned by non-Crown corporations
[edit]| Name | Owner | Location | Fuel | Generating Units (Date) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda Heat Recovery Facility[20] | NRGreen Power | Alameda | Waste Heat | one 5 MW unit (2008) | 5 MW |
| Awasis Solar Facility[21][22] | Cowessess First Nation & Elemental Energy | Regina | Solar | 2022 | 10 MW |
| Blue Hill Wind Facility[23][24][25] | Algonquin Power | Herbert | Wind Power | 35 5 MW Turbines (2022) | 175 MW |
| Estlin Heat Recovery Facility[26] | NRGreen Power | Estlin | Waste Heat | one 5 MW unit (2008) | 5 MW |
| Golden South Wind Facility[27][28][29] | Potentia Renewables | Assiniboia | Wind Power | 50 4 MW Turbines (2022) | 200 MW |
| Highfield Solar Facility[30][31] | Saturn Power | Rural Municipality of Coulee, SK | Solar | 2021 | 10 MW |
| Kerrobert Heat Recovery Facility[32] | NRGreen Power | Kerrobert | Waste Heat | one 5 MW unit (2006) | 5 MW |
| Loreburn Heat Recovery Facility[33] | NRGreen Power | Loreburn | Waste Heat | one 5 MW unit (2008) | 5 MW |
| Meridian Cogeneration Station[34] | Stanley Energy | Lloydminster | Natural Gas | three 70 MW units (2000) | 210 MW |
| Morse Wind Facility[35] | Algonquin Power | Near Swift Current | Wind Power | ten 2.3 MW turbines (2015) | 23 MW |
| North Battleford Generating Station[36] | Northland Power | Near North Battleford | Natural Gas | one 170 MW unit (2013)
one 90 MW unit (2013) |
260 MW |
| Pesâkâstêw Solar Facility[37][38] | Pesâkâstêw Solar Limited Partnership | Weyburn | Solar | 2022 | 10 MW |
| Riverhurst Wind Facility[39][40] | Capstone Infrastructure | Riverhurst | Wind Power | 3 3.3 MW Turbines | 10 MW |
| Red Lily Wind Facility[41] | Concord Pacific | Near Moosomin | Wind Power | sixteen 1.65 MW turbines (2011) | 27 MW |
| Spy Hill Generating Station[42] | Northland Power | Near Esterhazy | Natural Gas | two 43 MW units (2011) | 86 MW |
| SunBridge Wind Power Facility[43] | Suncor & Enbridge | Near Swift Current | Wind Power | seventeen 660 kW turbines (2002) | 11 MW |
| Western Lily Wind Power Facility[44] | Gaia Power | Near Grenfell | Wind Power | ten 2 MW turbines (2019) | 20 MW |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "SaskPower | Saskatchewan's Power Mix". August 2024.
- ^ "Boundary Dam Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Centennial Wind Power Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Charlot River Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Cory Cogeneration Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Cypress Wind Power Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Ermine Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Island Falls Hydroelectric Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Landis Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Meadow Lake Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Nipawin Hydroelectric Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Poplar River Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Shand Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Waterloo Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Wellington Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Yellowhead Power Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "NRGreen Alameda Heat Recovery Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Awasis Solar Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Awasis Solar". Elemental Energy. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Blue Hill Wind Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Blue Hill Wind Project". algonquinpower.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Blue Hill Wind Project". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "NRGreen Estlin Heat Recovery Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Golden South Wind Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Golden South Wind Project". goldensouthwind.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Golden South Wind Project – Potentia Renewables". potentiarenewables.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Highfield Solar Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Saskatchewan's first utility-scale solar power project online | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "NRGreen Kerrobert Heat Recovery Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "NRGreen Loreburn Heat Recovery Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Meridian Cogeneration Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Morse Wind Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "North Battleford Generating Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Pesâkâstêw Solar Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Pesâkâstêw Solar Project". Pesaskastew Solar Project. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Riverhurst Wind Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Capstone Power Portfolio".
- ^ "Red Lily Wind Power Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Spy Hill Generating Station". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Sunbridge Wind Power Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Western Lily Wind Power Facility". www.saskpower.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
