This article lists the largest electrical generating stations in Canada in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale and peat, while renewable power stations run on fuel sources such as biomass, geothermal heat, hydro, solar energy, solar heat, tides, waves and wind.
As of 2023 the largest power generating facility is the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario and has an installed capacity of 6,610 MW.
Largest power stations List of the electrical generating facilities in Canada with a current installed capacity of at least 250 MW.
Rank Name Province StartupLocation Capacity(MW) Annual generation(GWh) Type Owner 1 Bruce Nuclear 1977 6,610 48,169 Nuclear (PHWR) Bruce Power 2 Robert-Bourassa 1979 5,616 31,000 Hydro (underground) Hydro-Québec 3 Churchill Falls 1971 5,428 35,000 Hydro (underground) NL Hydro 4 Darlington Nuclear 1990 3,512 28,000 Nuclear (PHWR) OPG 5 Pickering Nuclear 1971 3,094 20,000 Nuclear (PHWR)OPG 6 Gordon M. Shrum 1968 2,907 15,000 Hydro BC Hydro 7 Mica 1973 2,805 7,202 Hydro BC Hydro 8 La Grande-4 1984 2,779 14,600 Hydro Hydro-Québec 9 Revelstoke Dam 1984 2,480 7,800 Hydro BC Hydro 10 La Grande-3 1984 2,418 12,300 Hydro Hydro-Québec 11 Lennox 1976 2,140 50 Natural gas or Fuel oil OPG 12 La Grande-2-A 1992 2,106 11,600 Hydro Hydro-Québec 13 Sundance 1970 1,861 ? Natural gas TransAlta 14 Beauharnois 1961 1,853 11,700 Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec 15 Daniel-Johnson 1970 1,596 7,400 Hydro Hydro-Québec 16 Sir Adam Beck II 1954 1,516 2,149 Hydro OPG 17 La Grande-1 1995 1,436 7,900 Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec 18 Genesee 1989 1,376 ? Natural gas Capital Power (83.3%)TransAlta (16.7%) 19 Limestone 1990 1,350 9,000 Hydro (ROR) Manitoba Hydro 20 René-Lévesque 1976 1,326 5,400 Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec 21 Jean-Lesage 1967 1,229 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec 22 Kettle 1973 1,220 8,500 Hydro (ROR) Manitoba Hydro 23 Bersimis-1 1956 1,178 ? Hydro Hydro-Québec 24 John Horgan 2024 1,100 5,100 Hydro BC Hydro 25 Manic-5-PA 1989 1,064 ? Hydro Hydro-Québec 26 R. H. Saunders 1958 1,045 ? Hydro OPG 27 Outardes-3 1969 1,026 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec 28 Greenfield 2008 1,005 ? Natural gas Calpine (50%)Mitsui (50%) 29 Coleson Cove 1976 1050 ? Fuel oil NB Power 30 Long Spruce 1979 980 7,100 Hydro (ROR) Manitoba Hydro 31 Napanee 2020 900 Natural gas Atura Power 31 Shipshaw 2002 896 ? Hydro Rio Tinto 32 Sainte-Marguerite-3 2003 884 2,730 Hydro (underground) Hydro-Québec 33 Laforge-1 1994 878 4,500 HydroHydro-Québec 34 Bersimis-2 1959 869 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec 35 Keephills 1983 858 ? Natural gas TransAlta 36 Goreway 2009 839 ? Natural gasSithe Global Power 37 Muskrat Falls 2021 824 4,900 Hydro NL Hydro 38 Seven Mile 1979 805 3,400 Hydro BC Hydro 39 Shepard 2015 868 ? Natural gas Capital Power (50%)ENMAX (50%) 40 Kemano 1954 790 ? Hydro Rio Tinto 41 Outardes-4 1969 785 ? Hydro Hydro-Québec 42 Sheerness 1986 780 5,500 Natural gas Heartland Generation (50%)TransAlta (50%) 43 Bernard-Landry 2012 768 2,300 Hydro Hydro-Québec 44 Carillon 1962 753 ? Hydro (ROR) Hydro-Québec 45 Chutes-des-Passes 750 ? Hydro Rio Tinto 46 Keeyask 2021 695 4,400 Hydro Keeyask Hydropower Limited Partnership 47 Peace Canyon 1980 694 3,250 Hydro BC Hydro 48 Halton Hills 2010 683 ? Natural gas OPG 49 Mactaquac 1968 672 1,600 Hydro NB Power 50 Point Lepreau Nuclear 1983 660 4,111 Nuclear (PHWR)NB Power 51 Romaine-2 2014 640 3,300 Hydro Hydro-Québec 52 Queen Elizabeth 1959 634 ? Natural gas SaskPower 53 Holyrood 1971 624.5 2,996 Fuel oil (80%) Diesel (20%)NL Hydro 54 Lingan 1979 620 2,288 Coal Nova Scotia Power 55 Bay d'Espoir 1967 613.4 2,657 Hydro NL Hydro 56 Kootenay Canal 1976 583 2,482 Hydro BC Hydro 57 Poplar River 1981 582 ? CoalSaskPower 58 Brighton Beach 2004 580 ? Natural gasATCO Power (50%)OPG (50%) 59 St. Clair 2009 577 ? Natural gasInvenergy 60 Bécancour (TC Energy) 2006 550 ? Natural gasTC Energy 60 Portlands 2008 550 ? Natural gasOPG 61 Battle River 1969 540 ? Natural gasATCO Power 62 Boundary Dam 1959 531 ? CoalSaskPower 63 Toulnustouc 2005 526 2,600 HydroHydro-Québec 64 Outardes-2 1978 523 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec 65 Sarnia Regional 2006 506 ? Natural gas TransAlta 66 Waneta 1954 490 1,980 HydroTeck (67%)BC Hydro (33%) 67 Eastmain-1 2012 480 2,700 HydroHydro-Québec 67 Joffre 2000 480 ? Natural gasHeartland Generation (40%)Capital Power (40%)NOVA Chemicals (20%) 68 Grand Rapids 1957 479 2,320 HydroManitoba Hydro 69 Bridge River 1948 478 2,500 HydroBC Hydro BC Hydro Bridge River Recreation Info page 70 Brisay 1993 469 2,300 HydroHydro-Québec 71 Travers 2022 465 ? photovoltaic Greengate Power 72 Belledune 1993 458 ? CoalNB Power 72 Sir Adam Beck I 1922 446 3,040 HydroOPG 73 Des Joachims 1950 429 ? HydroOPG 74 Tufts Cove 1965 415 ? Fuel oil (71%)Natural gas (29%)Nova Scotia Power 75 Bécancour (Hydro-Québec) 411 ? Natural gas Hydro-Québec 76 Isle-Maligne 1926 402 ? Hydro Rio Tinto 77 York 2012 400 ? Natural gas Capital Power (50%)Unknown (50%) 78 Millbank 1991 399 ? Fuel oilNB Power 79 Romaine-3 2017 395 ? HydroHydro-Québec 80 Péribonka 1952 385 2,200 Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec 81 McCormick 1952 367 ? HydroHydro-Québec (60%)Alcoa (40%) 82 Seigneurie de Beaupré 2013 363.5 ? WindBoralex (50%)Énergir (46.8%)La Côte-de-Beaupré (3.2%) 83 Brazeau 1963 355 397 HydroTransAlta 84 Rivière-du-Moulin 2014 350 ? Wind EDF Renewables EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions Rivière-du-Moulin, its largest wind farm (350 MW) . Retrieved 12. July 2016. 85 Abitibi 1936 349 ? HydroOPG 86 Waneta Dam Expansion 2015 335 627.4 HydroColumbia Power (58%)Columbia Basin Trust (42%) 87 Laforge-2 1996 319 1,800 Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec 88 Trenton 1969 305 ? CoalNova Scotia Power 89 Trenche 302 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec 90 Blackspring Ridge 2014 300 ? Wind EDF Renewables 90 Calgary 2003 300 ? Natural gas Enmax 90 Henvey Inlet 2019 300 ? WindPattern Energy 90 Lac Alfred 2016 300 ? Wind EDF Renewables 93 La Tuque 1955 294 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec 94 E.B. Campbell 1963 288 900 HydroSaskPower 95 Kelsey 1961 287 1,970 Hydro (ROR)Manitoba Hydro 96 Bayside 1999 284 ? Natural gas NB Power 97 Shand 1992 276 ? CoalSaskPower 98 Island 2002 275 ? Natural gasCapital Power 99 Lower Notch 1971 274 ? HydroOPG 100 Beaumont 1959 270 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec 100 Romaine-1 2015 270 ? Hydro (ROR)Hydro-Québec 102 Smoky Falls 1931 267 ? HydroOPG (75%)Moose Cree (25%) 103 Thorold 2010 265 ? Natural gasNorthland Power 104 Brandon 1958 263 ? Natural gasManitoba Hydro 105 North Battleford 2013 260 ? Natural gasNorthland Power 106 Nipawin 1985 255 ? HydroSaskPower
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Largest power stations under construction List of the electrical generating facilities under construction in Canada with an expected installed capacity of at least 250 MW. Rank Name ProvinceLocation Capacity (MW) Type Owner 1 Gull Island 2,700 Hydro NL Hydro 2034 2 Churchill Falls upgrade 1,275 Hydro NL Hydro 2035 3 Churchill Falls extension 1,100 Hydro NL Hydro 2035 4 Magpie-2 450 Hydro Hydro Quebec 2026 4 Napanee expansion 430 Natural gas turbine Atura Power 2028 5 Darlington New Nuclear 300 Nuclear (SMR) OPG 2029
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Largest decommissioned power stations List of former electrical generating facilities in Canada that had an installed capacity of at least 250 MW at the time of their decommissioning. Only facilities that have permanently shut down all of their electricity generating units are included. Name Image Province Location Capacity(MW) Type Owner Years inservice SmokestackconfigurationList of tallest structures in Canada#Tallest smokestacks/chimneys in Canada Nanticoke 3,964 Coal OPG 1973-2013 40 years 198 m (650 ft) ×2 Lakeview 2,400 Coal OPG 1962-2005 43 years 150 m (492 ft) ×4 Lambton 1,976 Coal OPG 1969-2013 44 years 168 m (550 ft) ×3 Hearn 1,200 Coal OPG 1951-1983 32 years 215 m (705 ft) ×1 Gentilly Nuclear 925 Nuclear(SGHWR, PHWR) Hydro-Québec 1983-2012 29 years N/ABurrard 950natural gasBC Hydro1962-201654 yearsN/A Wabamun 582 Coal TransAlta 1956-2010 54 years 156 (512 ft) ×3 Dalhousie 315 Coal NB Power 1967-2012 45 years 167 m (551 ft) & 162 m (532 ft) Thunder Bay 306 Coal (1963-2014)Biomass (2015-2018) OPG 1963-2018 55 years 198 m (650 ft) & 107 m (350 ft)
See also
List of largest power stations in the world List of power stations in Canada by type Electricity sector in Canada Energy policy of Canada
References
External links
Wind Energy Programs of Natural Resources Canada "Where is my Electricity Coming From at this Hour? (if I lived in Ontario)" (Canadian Nuclear Society, with data from IESO) Know your power (Includes a map of electric generating stations across Canada)