List of generating stations in Canada

The following page lists the largest electrical generating stations in Canada. More comprehensive coverage of electrical generating facilities in Canada can be found in provincial/territorial lists:

Largest generating stations

List of the 100 largest electrical generating facilities in Canada.

Rank Name Capacity (MW) Annual Generation (GWh) Province Location Owner Type Ref
1. Bruce Nuclear Generating Station 7,276 45,000  Ontario 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W Bruce Power Nuclear [1]
2. Robert-Bourassa 5,616 26,500  Quebec 53°46′55″N 77°31′58″W / 53.78194°N 77.53278°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
3. Churchill Falls Generating Station 5,428 35,000  Newfoundland and Labrador 53°31′32″N 63°57′25″W / 53.52556°N 63.95694°W Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Hydro [3][4]
4. Darlington Nuclear Generating Station 3,524  Ontario 43°52′22″N 78°43′11″W / 43.87278°N 78.71972°W Ontario Power Generation Nuclear [5]
5. Pickering Nuclear Generating Station 3,100  Ontario 43°48′42″N 79°03′57″W / 43.81167°N 79.06583°W Ontario Power Generation Nuclear [6]
6. La Grande-4 2,779  Quebec 53°53′12″N 73°27′55″W / 53.88667°N 73.46528°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
7. Gordon M. Shrum Generating Station 2,730 13,100  British Columbia 56°0′58″N 122°12′19″W / 56.01611°N 122.20528°W BC Hydro Hydro [7]
8. Revelstoke Dam 2,480 12,198  British Columbia 51°3′15″N 118°11′40″W / 51.05417°N 118.19444°W BC Hydro Hydro [7]
9. La Grande-3 2,417  Quebec 53°43′40″N 75°59′55″W / 53.72778°N 75.99861°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
10. La Grande-2-A 2,106  Quebec 53°46′46″N 77°32′57″W / 53.77944°N 77.54917°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
11. Lennox Generating Station 2,100  Ontario 44°8′46″N 76°51′9″W / 44.14611°N 76.85250°W Ontario Power Generation Fuel oil / Natural gas [8]
12. Beauharnois 1,911  Quebec 45°18′51″N 73°54′37″W / 45.31417°N 73.91028°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
13. Nanticoke Generating Station 1,880  Ontario 42°48′00″N 80°03′01″W / 42.80000°N 80.05028°W Ontario Power Generation Coal [9]
14. Mica Dam 1,805 7,202  British Columbia 52°4′35″N 118°34′0″W / 52.07639°N 118.56667°W BC Hydro Hydro [7]
15. Manic-5 1,596  Quebec 50°38′23″N 68°43′37″W / 50.63972°N 68.72694°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
16. Sundance Power Station 1,566  Alberta 53°30′27″N 114°33′26″W / 53.50750°N 114.55722°W TransAlta Coal [10]
17. Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station 1,499  Ontario 43°08′45″N 79°02′41″W / 43.1459°N 79.0446°W Ontario Power Generation Hydro [11]
18. La Grande-1 1,436 7,500  Quebec 53°44′04″N 78°34′26″W / 53.73444°N 78.57389°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
19. Limestone Generating Station 1,340 7,700  Manitoba 56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W / 56.50694°N 94.10694°W Manitoba Hydro Hydro [12]
20. René-Lévesque 1,244  Quebec 49°44′25″N 68°35′34″W / 49.74028°N 68.59278°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
21. Kettle Generating Station 1,220  Manitoba 56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W / 56.38417°N 94.63167°W Manitoba Hydro Hydro [12]
22. Bersimis-1 1,178  Quebec 49°18′31″N 69°33′50″W / 49.30861°N 69.56389°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
23. Jean-Lesage 1,145  Quebec 49°19′18″N 68°20′49″W / 49.32167°N 68.34694°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
24. Manic-5-PA 1,064  Quebec 50°38′26″N 68°44′13″W / 50.64056°N 68.73694°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
25. R. H. Saunders Station 1,045  Ontario 45°00′28″N 74°47′34″W / 45.0077°N 74.7929°W Ontario Power Generation Hydro [13]
26. Outardes-3 1,026  Quebec 49°33′33″N 68°43′58″W / 49.55917°N 68.73278°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
27. Long Spruce Generating Station 1,010  Manitoba 56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W / 56.40028°N 94.36944°W Manitoba Hydro Hydro [12]
28. Greenfield Energy Centre 1,005  Ontario Greenfield Energy Centre LP Natural Gas [14]
29. Coleson Cove Generating Station 978  New Brunswick 45°09′13″N 66°12′11″W / 45.15361°N 66.20306°W NB Power Fuel oil [15]
30. Lambton Generating Station 950  Ontario 42°47′47″N 82°28′07″W / 42.79639°N 82.46861°W Ontario Power Generation Coal [16]
31. Burrard Generating Station 950  British Columbia 49°17′56″N 122°53′25″W / 49.29889°N 122.89028°W BC Hydro Natural gas [17]
32. Shipshaw Power Station 896  Quebec 48°26′54″N 71°12′54″W / 48.44833°N 71.21500°W Rio Tinto Alcan Hydro [18]
33. Sainte-Marguerite-3 884  Quebec 50°42′18″N 66°46′47″W / 50.70500°N 66.77972°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
34. Laforge-1 878  Quebec 54°10′14″N 72°36′55″W / 54.17056°N 72.61528°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
35. Bersimis-2 869  Quebec 49°10′02″N 69°14′26″W / 49.16722°N 69.24056°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
36. Goreway Station 839  Ontario Sithe Global Power Natural Gas [19]
37. Boundary Dam Power Station 824  Saskatchewan 49°5′47″N 103°1′49″W / 49.09639°N 103.03028°W SaskPower Coal [20]
38. Genesee Generating Station 1 & 2 820  Alberta Warburg Capital Power Corporation Coal [21]
39. Seven Mile Dam 805  British Columbia 49°1′47″N 117°30′11″W / 49.02972°N 117.50306°W BC Hydro Hydro [7]
40. Kemano Power Station 790  British Columbia 53°32′02″N 127°58′16″W / 53.5339°N 127.9712°W Rio Tinto Alcan Hydro [22]
41. Outardes-4 785  Quebec 49°42′21″N 68°54′24″W / 49.70583°N 68.90667°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
42. Sheerness Generating Station 780  Alberta Hanna ATCO Power, TransAlta Coal [23][24]
43. Eastmain-1-A 768  Quebec 52°10′54″N 76°03′05″W / 52.1817°N 76.0514°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
44. Keephills Generating Station 1 and 2 766  Alberta Duffield TransAlta Coal [23]
45. Carillon 753  Quebec 45°34′07″N 74°23′01″W / 45.56861°N 74.38361°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
46. Chute-des-Passes Power Station 750  Quebec 49°50′26″N 71°09′46″W / 49.84056°N 71.16278°W Rio Tinto Alcan Hydro [18]
47. Peace Canyon Dam 694  British Columbia 55°58′57″N 121°59′34″W / 55.98250°N 121.99278°W BC Hydro Hydro [7]
48. Mactaquac Dam 672  New Brunswick 45°57′18″N 66°52′03″W / 45.9550°N 66.8675°W NB Power Hydro [15]
49. Battle River Generating Station 670  Alberta   ATCO Power Coal [25]
50. Halton Hills Generating Station 642  Ontario TransCanada Corporation Natural Gas [26]
51. Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station 635 4,111  New Brunswick 45°04′10″N 66°27′20″W / 45.06944°N 66.45556°W NB Power Nuclear [15]
52. Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Power Station 604 2,657  Newfoundland and Labrador 47°59′25″N 55°47′59″W / 47.9902°N 55.7996°W Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Hydro [27]
53. Lingan Generating Station 600  Nova Scotia 46°14′12″N 60°2′14″W / 46.23667°N 60.03722°W Nova Scotia Power Coal [28]
54. Kootenay Canal 583  British Columbia 49°27′10″N 117°30′55″W / 49.45278°N 117.51528°W BC Hydro Hydro [7]
55. Poplar River Power Station 582  Saskatchewan 49°3′27″N 105°28′59″W / 49.05750°N 105.48306°W SaskPower Coal [20]
56. St. Clair Energy Centre 577  Ontario St. Clair Power LP Natural Gas [29]
57. Bécancour cogeneration project (TCE) 550  Quebec 46°22′2″N 72°24′15″W / 46.36722°N 72.40417°W TransCanada Natural gas [30][31][32]
58. Portlands Energy Centre 550  Ontario Toronto Ontario Power Generation, TransCanada Natural gas [33]
59. Brighton Beach Generating Station 541  Ontario Windsor ATCO Power, Ontario Power Generation Natural gas [34]
60. Toulnustouc 526  Quebec 49°58′14″N 68°09′34″W / 49.97056°N 68.15944°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
61. Outardes-2 523  Quebec 49°08′59″N 68°24′17″W / 49.14972°N 68.40472°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
62. Eastmain-1 507  Quebec 52°10′54″N 76°03′05″W / 52.18167°N 76.05139°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
63. Sarnia Regional Cogeneration Plant 506  Ontario 42°56′04″N 82°26′17″W / 42.93444°N 82.43806°W TransAlta Natural gas [23]
64. Holyrood Thermal Generating Station 500  Newfoundland and Labrador 47°27′10″N 53°05′43″W / 47.45278°N 53.09528°W Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Fuel oil [35]
65. Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station 498  Ontario 43°08′57″N 79°02′40″W / 43.1491°N 79.0445°W Ontario Power Generation Hydro [11]
66. Waneta Dam 490  British Columbia 49°00′15″N 117°36′43″W / 49.0041°N 117.6119°W BC Hydro, Teck Hydro [36][37]
67. Joffre Cogeneration Plant 480  Alberta Red Deer, Alberta ATCO Power, Capital Power Corporation, NOVA Chemicals Natural gas [38]
68. Grand Rapids Generating Station 479  Manitoba 53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W / 53.15806°N 99.29250°W Manitoba Hydro Hydro [12]
69. Bridge River 478  British Columbia 50°43′54″N 122°14′33″W / 50.73167°N 122.24250°W BC Hydro Hydro [39]
70. Brisay 469  Quebec 54°27′16″N 70°31′09″W / 54.45444°N 70.51917°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
71. Genesee Generating Station 3 466  Alberta Warburg Capital Power Corporation, TransAlta Coal [23][40]
72. Belledune Generating Station 458  New Brunswick Belledune NB Power Coal [15]
73. Keephills Generating Station 3 450  Alberta Duffield TransAlta, Capital Power Corporation Coal [23][41]
74. Des Joachims Station 429  Ontario 46°10′52″N 77°41′45″W / 46.1811°N 77.6958°W Ontario Power Generation Hydro [13]
75. Tufts Cove Generating Station 415  Nova Scotia 44°40′35″N 63°35′46″W / 44.67639°N 63.59611°W Nova Scotia Power Fuel oil / Natural gas [28]
76. Bécancour gas turbine 411  Quebec 46°23′31″N 72°21′8″W / 46.39194°N 72.35222°W Hydro-Québec Diesel [42]
77. Péribonka 405  Quebec 49°30′28″N 71°10′59″W / 49.50778°N 71.18306°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
78. Isle-Maligne 402  Quebec 48°34′37″N 71°38′05″W / 48.57694°N 71.63472°W Rio Tinto Alcan Hydro [18]
79. Millbank Generating Station 399  New Brunswick Miramichi NB Power Diesel [15]
80. McCormick 367  Quebec 49°11′35″N 68°19′37″W / 49.19306°N 68.32694°W Alcoa, Hydro-Québec Hydro [2][43]
81. Poplar Creek Cogeneration Plant 356  Alberta Fort McMurray TransAlta Natural gas [23]
82. Brazeau Hydroelectric Dam 355  Alberta 52°57′59″N 115°34′44″W / 52.96639°N 115.57889°W TransAlta Hydro [23]
83. Abitibi Canyon Generating Station 349  Ontario 49°52′40″N 81°34′15″W / 49.87778°N 81.57083°W Ontario Power Generation Hydro [44]
84. Brandon Generating Station 339  Manitoba 49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W Manitoba Hydro Coal / Natural gas [12]
85. Laforge-2 319  Quebec 54°35′30″N 71°16′15″W / 54.59167°N 71.27083°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
86. Trenton Generating Station 307  Nova Scotia 45°37′13″N 62°38′53″W / 45.62028°N 62.64806°W Nova Scotia Power Coal [28]
87. Thunder Bay Generating Station 306  Ontario 48°21′36″N 89°13′12″W / 48.36000°N 89.22000°W Ontario Power Generation Coal [45]
88. Trenche 302  Quebec 47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W / 47.75333°N 72.87889°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
89. Calgary Energy Centre 300  Alberta Calgary Enmax Natural gas [46]
90. La Tuque 294  Quebec 47°26′39″N 72°47′58″W / 47.44417°N 72.79944°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
91. Bayside Power 290  New Brunswick Saint John Emera Natural gas [47]
92. E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station 288  Saskatchewan 53°41′19″N 103°20′47″W / 53.6885°N 103.3465°W SaskPower Hydro [48]
93. Shand Power Station 276  Saskatchewan 49°5′16″N 102°51′49″W / 49.08778°N 102.86361°W SaskPower Coal [20]
94. Island Generating Station 275  British Columbia Campbell River Capital Power Corporation Natural gas [49]
95. Lower Notch Generating Station 274  Ontario 47°08′20″N 79°27′15″W / 47.1390°N 79.4541°W Ontario Power Generation Hydro [44]
96. Seigneurie de Beaupré 2/3 Wind Farm 271.8  Quebec 47°22′20″N 70°51′39″W / 47.3721°N 70.8609°W Boralex / Gaz Métro Wind [50][51]
97. Beaumont 270  Quebec 47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W / 47.55556°N 72.83667°W Hydro-Québec Hydro [2]
98. Thorold Co-generation Plant 265  Ontario   Northland Power Natural gas [52]
99. Cory Cogeneration Station 260  Saskatchewan 52°5′37″N 106°52′3″W / 52.09361°N 106.86750°W ATCO Power, SaskPower Natural gas [53][54]

Largest wind farms

Large wind farms in Canada[55]
Name Capacity (MW) Location Province
Seigneurie de Beaupré 2/3 271.8 47°22′20″N 70°51′39″W / 47.3721°N 70.8609°W  Quebec
Gros-Morne Wind Farm 211.5 49°12′23″N 65°26′54″W / 49.2063°N 65.4483°W  Quebec
Amaranth Wind Farm 199.5 44°06′00″N 80°16′15″W / 44.10000°N 80.27083°W  Ontario
Wolfe Island Wind Project 197 44°10′N 76°28′W / 44.167°N 76.467°W  Ontario
Prince Township Wind Farm 189 46°37′00″N 84°28′45″W / 46.61667°N 84.47917°W  Ontario
Underwood Wind Farm 181 44°20′20″N 81°27′32″W / 44.33889°N 81.45889°W  Ontario
Comber Wind Farm 165.6 42°13′N 82°39′W / 42.217°N 82.650°W  Ontario
Kent Hills Wind Farm 150 45°48′20″N 64°53′45″W / 45.80556°N 64.89583°W  New Brunswick
Lac Alfred (Phase I) Wind Project 150 48°24′51″N 67°41′15″W / 48.41417°N 67.68750°W  Quebec
Massif du Sud Wind Project 150 46°36′05″N 70°27′29″W / 46.60139°N 70.45806°W  Quebec
Centennial Wind Power Facility 150 50°10′N 107°28′W / 50.167°N 107.467°W  Saskatchewan
Halkirk Wind 149.4 Halkirk  Alberta
Dokie Ridge Wind Farm 144 55°42′00″N 122°17′00″W / 55.70000°N 122.28333°W  British Columbia
Quality Wind Project 142.2 Tumbler Ridge  British Columbia
Le Plateau Wind Farm 138.6 48°02′15″N 67°27′58″W / 48.0375°N 67.4662°W  Quebec
St. Joseph Wind Farm 138 49°18′54″N 97°44′38″W / 49.31500°N 97.74389°W  Manitoba
Jardin d'Eole Wind Farm 127 48°48′N 67°36′W / 48.800°N 67.600°W  Quebec
Carleton Wind Farm 109.5 48°12′10″N 66°07′42″W / 48.2027°N 66.1283°W  Quebec
Baie-des-Sables Wind Farm 109.5 48°42′08″N 67°52′21″W / 48.7022°N 67.8725°W  Quebec
Bear Mountain Wind Park 102 55°42′N 120°26′W / 55.700°N 120.433°W  British Columbia
Kruger Energy Chatham Wind 101.2 Chatham-Kent  Ontario
Port Alma Wind Farm 101 42°14′N 82°24′W / 42.233°N 82.400°W  Ontario
Mont-Louis Wind Farm 100.5 49°12′03″N 65°39′26″W / 49.2009°N 65.6573°W  Quebec
Anse-à-Valleau Wind Farm 100.5 49°03′36″N 64°33′18″W / 49.06000°N 64.55500°W  Quebec

See also

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