List of electrical generating stations in Saskatchewan

This is a list of power stations in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Saskatchewan produces a large share of its electricity through coal. SaskPower, the government-owned public utility is the main power generator in the province. The company has a generating capacity of 3,371 megawatts (MW) and 17 generating facilities, including three coal-fired baseload facilities, five natural gas-fired plants, seven hydroelectric developments, and two wind farms.

Contents

Fossil fuel

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Boundary Dam Power Station 1959 824 SaskPower Coal [1]
Cory Cogeneration Station 2003 260 ATCO Power Natural gas [2][3]
Ermine Power Station[note 1] 2010 92 Kerrobert SaskPower Natural gas [4]
Landis Power Station[note 1] 1975 79 SaskPower Natural gas [4]
Meadow Lake Power Station[note 1] 1984 44 SaskPower Natural gas [4]
Meridian Power Station 1999 220 Lloydminster TransAlta Natural gas [5]
North Battleford Energy Centre 2013 260 North Battleford Northland Power Natural gas [6]
Poplar River Power Station 1981 582 SaskPower Coal [1]
Queen Elizabeth Power Station[note 1] 1959 430 SaskPower Natural gas [4]
Shand Power Station 1992 276 SaskPower Coal [1]
Spy Hill Power Plant 2011 86 Northland Power Natural gas [7]
Success Power Station[note 1] 1967 30 Swift Current SaskPower Natural gas [4]
Yellowhead Power Station[note 1] 2010 138 North Battleford SaskPower Natural gas [4][8]

Renewable

Biomass, Biogas and Waste Heat

List of all biomass, biogas and waste heat power plants in Saskatchewan.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Alameda Compressor Station 2008 5 Alameda NRGreen Power Waste heat [9]
Coleville Compressor Station 2011 - Coleville TransGas Waste heat [10]
Estlin Compressor Station 2008 5 Estlin NRGreen Power Waste heat [9]
Green Energy Park 2012 3-4 Saskatoon Saskatoon Light & Power Landfill Gas [11] [12]
Kerrobert Compressor Station 2006 5 Kerrobert NRGreen Power Waste heat [9]
Loreburn Compressor Station 2008 5 Loreburn NRGreen Power Waste heat [9]
Rosetown Compressor Station 2011 - Rosetown TransGas Waste heat [10]

Hydroelectric

List of all hydroelectric power stations in Saskatchewan.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Charlot River Hydroelectric Dam 1980 10 Uranium City SaskPower Hydro [13]
Coteau Creek Hydroelectric Station 1969 186 SaskPower Hydro [13]
E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station 1963 288 SaskPower Hydro [13]
Island Falls Hydroelectric Dam 1930 101 SaskPower Hydro [13]
LaColle Falls Hydroelectric Dam 0 Prince Albert City of Prince Albert Abandoned
Nipawin Hydroelectric Station 1985 255 SaskPower Hydro [13]
Waterloo Hydroelectric Dam 1961 8 Uranium City SaskPower Hydro [13]
Wellington Hydroelectric Dam 1939 4.8 Uranium City SaskPower Hydro [13]

Wind

Main article: list of wind farms in Canada

List of all wind farms power plants in Saskatchewan.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Centennial Wind Power Facility 150 Swift Current SaskPower Wind [14]
Cypress Wind Power Facility 11 Gull Lake SaskPower Wind [14]
Lily Wind Farm[note 2] 2011 26.4 R. M. Moosomin Algonquin Power Wind [15]
Sunbridge 2002 11.2 Gull Lake Enbridge, Suncor Wind [14][16]

Notes and References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Peaking power station
  2. ^ Under construction.

References

  1. ^ a b c SaskPower, Baseload Thermal Stations, http://www.saskpower.com/about_us/generation_transmission_distribution/baseload_stations.shtml, retrieved 2010-10-09 
  2. ^ ATCO Power, Cory Cogeneration Plant, http://www.atcopower.com/Our+Facilities/North+America/Cory+(SK)/, retrieved 2010-08-21 
  3. ^ SaskPower, Cogeneration Stations, http://www.saskpower.com/about_us/generation_transmission_distribution/cogeneration_stations.shtml, retrieved 2010-10-09 
  4. ^ a b c d e f SaskPower, Landis Power Station, http://www.saskpower.com/about_us/generation_transmission_distribution/peaking_stations.shtml, retrieved 2010-10-09 
  5. ^ TransAlta, Plants in Operation, http://www.transalta.com/facilities/plants-operation, retrieved 2010-08-22 
  6. ^ Northland Power Income Fund (14 July 2010), "North Battleford Energy Centre Project Breaks Ground at Official Ceremonies", Marketwire, http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/North-Battleford-Energy-Centre-Project-Breaks-Ground-at-Official-Ceremonies-TSX-NPI.UN-1275693.htm, retrieved 2010-08-22 
  7. ^ Northland Power, Spy Hill Power Plant, http://www.northlandpower.ca/WhatWeDo/PrerevenueProjects/Project.aspx?projectID=27#m=2, retrieved 2010-08-21 
  8. ^ SaskPower Press Release
  9. ^ a b c d NRGreen, Baseload Thermal Stations, http://www.nrgreenpower.com/images/NRG-FS-General_937.pdf, retrieved 2010-11-25 
  10. ^ a b SaskEnergy, New green technology could offset SaskEnergy’s electrical use within four years Media Release February 4, 2011, http://www.saskenergy.com/About_SaskEnergy/News/news_releases/2011/WHR%20News%20Release.pdf, retrieved 2010-11-25 
  11. ^ City of Saskatoon, Landfill Gas, http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Utility%20Services/Saskatoon%20Light%20and%20Power/powergenerationinitiatives/Pages/LandfillGas.aspx, retrieved 2011-08-01 
  12. ^ City of Saskatoon, Landfill Gas FAQ, http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Utility%20Services/Saskatoon%20Light%20and%20Power/Documents/Landfill%20Gas%20and%20Turboexpander%20Projects%20FAQ%20Nov%2026,%202010.pdf, retrieved 2011-08-01 
  13. ^ a b c d e f g SaskPower, Athabasca System Hydroelectric Stations, http://www.saskpower.com/about_us/generation_transmission_distribution/hydro_stations.shtml, retrieved 2010-10-09 
  14. ^ a b c SaskPower, Wind Facilities, http://www.saskpower.com/about_us/generation_transmission_distribution/wind_facilities.shtml, retrieved 2010-08-22 
  15. ^ Algonquin Power Starts Building Red Lily Wind Project, 5 May 2010, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/05/algonquin-power-starts-building-red-lily-wind-project, retrieved 2010-08-29 
  16. ^ Suncor Energy, Wind Energy, http://www.suncor.com/en/about/217.aspx, retrieved 2010-08-22 

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