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 5 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.[1]

Hydroelectric

See also: Nelson River Hydroelectric Project

Name	Location	River	Type	Date	Units	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Ref
Grand Rapids Generating Station	53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W	Saskatchewan River	Reservoir	1965	4	479	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Great Falls Dam	50°27′47″N 96°0′11″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1922	6	129	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Jenpeg Generating Station	54°32′36″N 98°1′36″W	Nelson River	Reservoir	1979	6	122	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Kelsey Generating Station	56°2′21″N 96°31′54″W	Nelson River	Reservoir	1957	7	287	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Kettle Generating Station	56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W	Nelson River	Reservoir	1970	12	1,220	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Laurie River 1 Generating Station	56°13′31.4″N 101°0′35.6″W	Laurie River	Reservoir	1952	3	10	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Laurie River 2 Generating Station	56°15′2.1″N 101°7′5.5″W	Laurie River	Reservoir	1958	3	10	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Limestone Generating Station	56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W	Nelson River	run-of-the-river	1990	10	1,350	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Long Spruce Generating Station	56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W	Nelson River	run-of-the-river	1977	10	980	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
McArthur Falls Generating Station	50°23′51″N 95°59′31″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1954	8	56	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Pine Falls Generating Station	50°34′5″N 96°10′37″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1952	6	87	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Pointe du Bois Hydroelectric Dam	50°18′2″N 95°32′39″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1911	16	75	Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro)	[1]
Seven Sisters Generating Station	50°7′13″N 96°0′44″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1931	6	165	Manitoba Hydro	[1]
Slave Falls Generating Station	50°13′21″N 95°34′6″W	Winnipeg River	run-of-the-river	1931	8	68	Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro)	[1]
Wuskwatim Generating Station	55°32′16″N 98°29′46″W	Burntwood River	Reservoir	2012	3	211	Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership and Manitoba Hydro)[2]	[1]

Wind

Main article: List of wind farms in Canada

The two wind farms in Manitoba are privately owned and sell energy to Manitoba Hydro for distribution to customers.

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner	Ref
St. Leon Wind Farm	St. Leon	99	2005	Algonquin Power	[3]
St. Joseph Wind Farm	Montcalm	138	2011	Pattern Energy	[4]

Fossil fuels

Name	Location	Units	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner	Type	Ref
Brandon Generating Station	49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W	3	327	1958–2002	Manitoba Hydro	Natural gas	[1]
Selkirk Generating Station	50°8′32″N 96°53′3″W	2	125	1958–2020	Manitoba Hydro	Natural gas	[1]

Off-grid

List of all Manitoba Hydro power plants in Manitoba serving loads in communities not connected to the North American power grid.

Name	Location	Capacity (MW)	Date	Owner	Type	Ref
Brochet	Brochet	3		Manitoba Hydro	Diesel	[1]
Lac Brochet	Lac Brochet	2		Manitoba Hydro	Diesel	[1]
Shamattawa	Shamattawa	3		Manitoba Hydro	Diesel	[1]
Tadoule Lake	Tadoule Lake	2		Manitoba Hydro	Diesel	[1]

See also

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

Notes and references

Notes

References

1. Manitoba Hydro (2015), Your Energy: Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board 64th Annual Report For the Year Ended March 31, 2015 (PDF), Winnipeg: Manitoba Hydro, p. 93, archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016, retrieved October 18, 2015
2. [Manitoba Hydro: Wuskwatim Generating Station http://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/facilities/gs_wuskwatim.shtml]
3. Algonquin Power, St-Léon, archived from the original on 2010-08-30, retrieved 2010-08-22
4. Manitoba Hydro (2011). "St. Joseph Wind Farm". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.