This is a list of power stations in British Columbia, Canada.
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List of all hydroelectric power stations in British Columbia.
Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Aberfeldie | 1953 | 5 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Akolkolex | 1995 | 10 | Revelstoke | TransAlta | Hydro | [2] |
Alouette Lake | 1928 | 9 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Arrow Lakes/Keenleyside Dam | 2002 | 185 | Columbia Power Corporation | Hydro | [3] | |
Ash River | 1959 | 28 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Ashlu Creek | 2010 | 49.9 | Squamish | Innergex Renewable Energy | Hydro | [4] |
Bonnington Falls | 1905 | 16 | Nelson | Nelson Hydro | Hydro | [5] |
Boston Bar Hydro (Scuzzy Creek) | 1995 | 6 | Boston Bar | Boston Bar LP | Hydro | [6] |
Brandywine Creek | 2003 | 7.6 | Whistler | Run of River Power | Hydro | [7] |
Bridge River Power Project | 1948 | 478 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Brilliant Dam | 1944 | 145 | Columbia Power Corporation | Hydro | [3] | |
Brilliant Expansion | 2009 | 120 | Columbia Power Corporation | Hydro | [3] | |
Brown Lake | 1996 | 7 | Prince Rupert | Capital Power Corporation | Hydro | [8] |
Buntzen Lake | 1951 | 73 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Cheakamus | 1957 | 158 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
China Creek | 2005 | 6.5 | Port Alberni | Upnit Power Corporation | Hydro | [9] |
Clowhom Dam | 1957 | 33 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Coats IPP | 1985 | 0.5 | Gabriola Island | Crofter's Gleann Enterprises Ltd. | Hydro | [6] |
Corra Linn Dam | 1932 | 49 | FortisBC | Hydro | [10] | |
Cypress Creek | 2009 | 2.8 | Gold River | Synex Energy Resources Ltd | Hydro | [11] |
Doran Taylor Hydro | 1996 | 5.6 | Port Alberni | Summit Power | Hydro | [6] |
Douglas Creek (Kwalsa Energy) | 2010 | 27.6 | Mission | Cloudworks Energy | Hydro | [12] |
Eagle Lake Micro Hydro | 2003 | 0.2 | West Vancouver | District of West Vancouver | Hydro | [13] |
East Toba | 2010 | 123 | Powell River | Plutonic Power | Hydro | [14] |
East Twin | 1991 | 1.5 | McBride | Brookfield Renewable Power | Hydro | [15] |
Eldorado Reservoir | 2009 | 1.1 | Kelowna | District of Lake Country | Hydro | [16] |
Elko Dam | 1924 | 12 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Falls River | 1930 | 7 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Fire Creek (Kwalsa Energy) | 2010 | 25 | Mission | Cloudworks Energy | Hydro | [12] |
Fitzsimmons Creek | 2010 | 7.5 | Whistler | Innergex Renewable Energy | Hydro | [4] |
Furry Creek | 2004 | 11 | Furry Creek | Fort Chicago Energy Partners | Hydro | [17] |
Gordon M. Shrum Generating Station | 1968 | 2,730 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Hauer Creek (aka Tete) | 2007 | 3 | Valemount | Hauer Creek Power Inc. | Hydro | [6] |
Hluey Lake (SNP) | 1999 | 3 | Dease Lake | Capstone Infrastructure | Hydro | [18] |
Hystad Creek | 2002 | 5.7 | Valemount | Brookfield Renewable Power | Hydro | [15] |
John Hart | 1947 | 126 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Jordan River Dam | 1971 | 170 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Kemano Power Station | 1953 | 790 | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | [19] | |
Kootenay Canal | 1975 | 583 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Ladore Falls | 1956 | 47 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Lajoie Dam | 1957 | 25 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Lamont Creek (Upper Stave Energy) | 2010 | 28 | Mission | Cloudworks Energy | Hydro | [12] |
Lois Lake | 1930 | 37.4 | Powell River | Brookfield Renewable Power | Hydro | [20] |
Lower Bonnington | 1925 | 66 | FortisBC | Hydro | [10] | |
Lower Clowhom | 2009 | 11 | Sechelt | Fort Chicago Energy Partners. | Hydro | [21] |
Malibu Hydro | 2005 | 0.6 | Malibu | Malibu Club | Hydro | [22] |
Mamquam Hydro | 1996 | 52 | Squamish | Atlantic Power Corporation | Hydro | [23] |
Marion 3 Creek | 2005 | 4.6 | Port Alberni | Marion Creek Hydro Inc. | Hydro | [24] |
McDonald Ranch | 1993 | 0.1 | Grasmere | McDonald Ranch & Timber Co. Ltd. | Hydro | [6] |
McNair Creek Hydro | 2004 | 9.8 | Sechelt | Renewable Power Corp. | Hydro | [25] |
Mears Creek | 2004 | 3.8 | Gold River | Synex Energy Resources Ltd | Hydro | [11] |
Mica Dam | 1976 | 1,805 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Miller Creek | 2003 | 33 | Pemberton | Capital Power Corporation | Hydro | [8] |
Montrose Creek | 2010 | 73 | Powell River | Plutonic Power | Hydro | [14] |
Morehead Creek | 1994 | 0.11 | Williams Lake | Morehead Valley Hydro | Hydro | [26] |
Moresby Lake/Queen Charlotte Power | 1990 | 5.7 | Haida Gwaii | Atlantic Power Corporation | Hydro | [27] |
Ocean Falls | 1922 | 14.5 | Ocean Falls | Boralex | Hydro | |
Peace Canyon Dam | 1980 | 694 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Pine Creek | 2009 | 2.1 | Atlin | Taku River Tlingit First Nation | Hydro | [29] |
Pingston Creek | 2003 | 45 | Revelstoke | Brookfield Renewable Power, TransAlta | Hydro | [2] |
Powell Lake | 1911 | 46 | Powell River | Brookfield Renewable Power | Hydro | [20] |
Ptarmigan Creek – RBV (Robson Valley) | 1993 | 3.6 | McBride | Robson Valley Power Corp | Hydro | [6] |
Puntledge | 1955 | 24 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Race Rocks | 2006 | 0.065 | EnCana Corporation | Tidal | [30] | |
Raging River 1 Small Hydro | 2002 | 1,8 | Port Alice | Raging River Power & Mining Inc. | Hydro | [31] |
Revelstoke Dam | 1984 | 1,843 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Ruskin Dam | 1930 | 105 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Rutherford Creek | 2004 | 49.9 | Mount Currie | Innergex Renewable Energy | Hydro | [4] |
Seaton Creek Hydro (Homestead) | 1997 | 0.3 | New Denver | Homestead Hydro Systems | Hydro | [6] |
Sechelt Creek (Salmon Inlet) | 1997 | 17 | Sechelt | Macquarie Power & Infrastructure | Hydro | [32] |
Seton Powerhouse | 1956 | 48 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Seven Mile Dam | 1979 | 805 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Shuswap River | 1929 | 6 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Soo River | 1994 | 14 | Summit Power | Hydro | [33] | |
South Cranberry Creek | 2008 | 9 | Revelstoke | Advanced Energy Systems Ltd. | Hydro | [6] |
South Slocan | 1928 | 54 | FortisBC | Hydro | [10] | |
South Sutton Creek | 2005 | 5 | Port Alberni | South Sutton Creek Hydro Inc. | Hydro | [6] |
Spillimacheen | 1955 | 4 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Stave Falls Dam | 1912 | 91 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Stokke Creek (Kwalsa Energy) | 2010 | 21 | Mission | Cloudworks Energy | Hydro | [12] |
Strathcona | 1958 | 64 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Tipella Creek (Kwalsa Energy) | 2010 | 16.7 | Mission | Cloudworks Energy | Hydro | [12] |
Tyson Creek Hydro | 2009 | 9.3 | Sechelt | Renewable Power Corp. | Hydro | [34] |
Upper Bonnington | 1907 | 66 | FortisBC | Hydro | [10] | |
Upper Clowhom | 2009 | 11 | Sechelt | Fort Chicago Energy Partners | Hydro | [21] |
Upper Mamquam | 2005 | 25 | Squamish | TransAlta | Hydro | [2] |
Upper Stave River (Upper Stave Energy) | 2010 | 33.5 | Mission | Cloudworks Energy | Hydro | [12] |
Wahleach Lake | 1952 | 63 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Walden North | 1993 | 18 | Lillooet | FortisBC | Hydro | [6] |
Walter Hardman | 1960 | 8 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Waneta Dam | 1952 | 490 | BC Hydro, Teck | Hydro | [35][36] | |
Whatshan Dam | 1972 | 54 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | |
Woodfibre Dam | 1947 | 2.59 | Squamish | BC Hydro | Hydro | [37] |
Zeballos Lake | 2009 | 23 | Zeballos | Zeballos Lake Hydro LP | Hydro | [38] |
List of all biomass, biogas and waste heat power plants in British Columbia.
Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location | Owner | Status | Ref |
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150 Mile House | 6 | 150 Mile House | EnPower | Waste heat | [39] | |
Armstrong Wood Waste Co-Gen | 2002 | 20 | Armstrong | Riverside Forest Products | Biomass | [6] |
Burnaby Incinerator (SEEGEN) | 2003 | 22 | Burnaby | Montenay Inc. | Biomass | [40] |
Cedar Road LFG Inc. | 2009 | 1.4 | Nanaimo | Cedar Road LFG Inc. | Biogas | [41] |
Celgar Mill | 52 | Castlegar | Mercer International | Biomass | [42][43] | |
Hartland Landfill Project | 1.6 | Victoria | Maxim Power | Biomass | [44] | |
Kamloops Green Energy | 76 | Kamloops | Domtar | Biomass | [6] | |
NWE Williams Lake WW | 68 | EPCOR, TransCanada | Biomass | [6] | ||
PGP Bio Energy Project | 60 | Prince George | Canfor | Biomass | [6] | |
Savona Generating Station | 2008 | 5.9 | Savona | EnPower | Waste heat | [39] |
Skookumchuk Power Project | 51 | Skookumchuk | Tembec | Biomass | [6] | |
Vancouver Landfill Project | 2003 | 7.4 | Delta | Maxim Power | Biomass | [45] |
Williams Lake Power Plant | 66 | Williams Lake | Atlantic Power Corporation | Biomass | [46] |
List of all wind farms in British Columbia.
Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Bear Mountain Wind Park | 102 | Dawson Creek | AltaGas | Wind | [47] | |
Dokie Wind | 2011 | 144 | Chetwynd | Plutonic Power | Wind | [48] |
The Eye of the Wind | 1.5 | Grouse Mountain Resort | Wind | [49] |
List of all fossil fuel power plants in British Columbia.
Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Burrard Generating Station | 1961 | 950 | BC Hydro | Natural gas | [50] | |
Fort Nelson Generating Station | 1999 | 47 | BC Hydro | Natural gas | [50] | |
Island Generating Station | 2002 | 275 | Campbell River | Capital Power Corporation | Natural gas | [51] |
McMahon Cogeneration Plant | 1993 | 120 | Taylor | ATCO Power | Natural gas | [52] |
Prince Rupert Generating Station | 1975 | 46 | BC Hydro | Natural gas | [50] |
List of all power plants in British Columbia serving loads in communities not connected to the North American power grid.
Name | Date | Capacity (MW) | Location | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Ah-Sin-Heek | 6.58 | Ah-Sin-Heek | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Anahim Lake | 3.65 | Anahim Lake | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Atlin | 2.65 | Atlin | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Bella Bella | 3.3 | Bella Bella | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Clayton Falls | 2 | BC Hydro | Hydro | [1] | ||
Dease Lake | 3.45 | Dease Lake | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Eddontenajon | 2.55 | Eddontenajon | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Masset | 12.945 | Masset | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Sandspit | 9.15 | Sandspit | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Telegraph Creek | 1.8 | Telegraph Creek | BC Hydro | Diesel | [1] |
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