List of generating stations in Manitoba

This is a list of public utility electrical generating stations in Manitoba, Canada.

Manitoba produces close to 97% of its electricity through hydropower. The most important hydroelectric development in Manitoba is the 3,955-megawatt Nelson River Hydroelectric Project. Its five power stations produced 27.4 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2014-2015, meeting 75.7% of the provincial demand.

Manitoba Hydro, the government-owned public utility is the main power generator in the province with 15 hydroelectric generating stations, 2 fossil-fuel plants and 4 diesel generators, for a total installed capacity of 5,701 MW.

Hydroelectric

NameLocation River Type Date Units Capacity (MW) Owner Grand Rapids Generating StationSaskatchewan RiverReservoir 1965 4 479 Manitoba HydroGreat Falls Dam Winnipeg RiverRun-of-the-river 1922 6 129 Manitoba Hydro Jenpeg Generating Station Nelson RiverReservoir 1979 6 122 Manitoba Hydro Kelsey Generating Station Nelson River Reservoir 1957 7 287 Manitoba Hydro Kettle Generating Station Nelson River Reservoir 1970 12 1,220 Manitoba Hydro Laurie River 1 Generating Station Laurie RiverReservoir 1952 3 5 Manitoba Hydro Laurie River 2 Generating Station Laurie River Reservoir 1958 3 5 Manitoba Hydro Limestone Generating Station Nelson River Run-of-the-river 1990 10 1,350 Manitoba Hydro Long Spruce Generating Station Nelson River Run-of-the-river 1977 10 980 Manitoba Hydro McArthur Falls Generating Station Winnipeg RiverRun-of-the-river 1954 8 56 Manitoba Hydro Pine Falls Generating Station Winnipeg River Run-of-the-river 1952 6 87 Manitoba Hydro Pointe du Bois Hydroelectric Dam Winnipeg River Run-of-the-river 1911 16 75 Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro) Seven Sisters Generating Station Winnipeg River Run-of-the-river 1931 6 165 Manitoba Hydro Slave Falls Generating Station Winnipeg River Run-of-the-river 1931 8 68 Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro) Wuskwatim Generating StationBurntwood RiverReservoir 2012 3 211 Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership and Manitoba Hydro[Manitoba Hydro: Wuskwatim Generating Station http://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/facilities/gs_wuskwatim.shtml]Keeyask Generating Station Nelson River Run-of-the-river 2022 7 695 Tataskweyak Cree Nation/Fox Lake Cree Nation/War Lake First Nation/York Factory First Nation/Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership and Manitoba Hydro [ Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership: Keeyask Generating Station https://keeyask.com/]

Wind

The two wind farms in Manitoba are privately owned and sell energy to Manitoba Hydro for distribution to customers. NameLocation Capacity (MW) Date Owner St. Leon Wind Farm St. Leon 99 2005 Algonquin PowerSt. Joseph Wind Farm Montcalm 138 2011 Pattern Energy

Fossil fuels Name Location Units Capacity (MW) Date Owner Type Brandon Generating Station 3 327 1958–2002 Manitoba Hydro Natural gas Selkirk Generating Station 2 125 1958–2020 Manitoba Hydro Natural gas

Off-grid List of all Manitoba Hydro power plants in Manitoba serving loads in communities not connected to the North American power grid. NameLocation Capacity (MW) Date Owner Type Brochet Brochet 3 Manitoba Hydro Diesel Lac Brochet Lac Brochet 2 Manitoba Hydro Diesel Shamattawa Shamattawa 3 Manitoba Hydro Diesel Tadoule Lake Tadoule Lake 2 Manitoba Hydro Diesel

See also

Energy in Canada List of power stations in Canada Nelson River DC Transmission System

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