List of largest power stations in Canada
Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Bruce County , Ontario .
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
Startup
Location
Capacity (MW )
Annual Generation (GWh )
Type
Owner
1
Bruce Nuclear [ note 1]
Ontario
1977
44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W / 44.32528; -81.59944 (Bruce Nuclear )
6,610
48,169
Nuclear (PHWR )
Bruce Power
[ 1] [ 2]
2
Robert-Bourassa
Quebec
1979
53°46′55″N 77°31′58″W / 53.78194°N 77.53278°W / 53.78194; -77.53278 (Robert-Bourassa )
5,616
31,000
Hydro (Underground )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
3
Churchill Falls [ note 2]
Newfoundland and Labrador
1971
53°31′32″N 63°57′25″W / 53.52556°N 63.95694°W / 53.52556; -63.95694 (Churchill Falls )
5,428
35,000
Hydro (Underground )
NL Hydro
[ 5] [ 6]
4
Darlington Nuclear [ note 3]
Ontario
1990
43°52′22″N 78°43′11″W / 43.87278°N 78.71972°W / 43.87278; -78.71972 (Darlington Nuclear )
3,512
28,000
Nuclear (PHWR )
OPG
[ 7]
5
Pickering Nuclear [ note 4]
Ontario
1971
43°48′42″N 79°03′57″W / 43.81167°N 79.06583°W / 43.81167; -79.06583 (Pickering Nuclear )
3,094
20,000
Nuclear (PHWR )
OPG
[ 9]
6
Gordon M. Shrum
British Columbia
1968
56°0′58″N 122°12′19″W / 56.01611°N 122.20528°W / 56.01611; -122.20528 (W. A. C. Bennett Dam )
2,907
15,000
Hydro
BC Hydro
[ 10]
7
Mica
British Columbia
1973
52°4′35″N 118°34′0″W / 52.07639°N 118.56667°W / 52.07639; -118.56667 (Mica Dam )
2,805
7,202
Hydro
BC Hydro
[ 11] [ 10]
8
La Grande-4
Quebec
1984
53°53′12″N 73°27′55″W / 53.88667°N 73.46528°W / 53.88667; -73.46528 (La Grande-4 )
2,779
14,600
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
9
Revelstoke Dam
British Columbia
1984
51°3′15″N 118°11′40″W / 51.05417°N 118.19444°W / 51.05417; -118.19444 (Revelstoke Dam )
2,480
7,800
Hydro
BC Hydro
[ 10]
10
La Grande-3
Quebec
1984
53°43′40″N 75°59′55″W / 53.72778°N 75.99861°W / 53.72778; -75.99861 (La Grande-3 )
2,418
12,300
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
11
Lennox
Ontario
1976
44°8′46″N 76°51′9″W / 44.14611°N 76.85250°W / 44.14611; -76.85250 (Lennox )
2,140
50
Natural gas or Fuel oil
OPG
[ 12]
12
La Grande-2-A
Quebec
1992
53°46′46″N 77°32′57″W / 53.77944°N 77.54917°W / 53.77944; -77.54917 (La Grande-2-A )
2,106
11,600
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
13
Sundance
Alberta
1970
53°30′27″N 114°33′26″W / 53.50750°N 114.55722°W / 53.50750; -114.55722 (Sundance )
1,861
?
Natural gas
TransAlta
[ 13]
14
Beauharnois
Quebec
1961
45°18′51″N 73°54′37″W / 45.31417°N 73.91028°W / 45.31417; -73.91028 (Beauharnois )
1,853
11,700
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
15
Daniel-Johnson
Quebec
1970
50°38′23″N 68°43′37″W / 50.63972°N 68.72694°W / 50.63972; -68.72694 (Manic-5 )
1,596
7,400
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
16
Sir Adam Beck II
Ontario
1954
43°08′45″N 79°02′41″W / 43.1459°N 79.0446°W / 43.1459; -79.0446 (Sir Adam Beck II )
1,516
2,149
Hydro
OPG
[ 14] [ 15]
17
La Grande-1
Quebec
1995
53°44′04″N 78°34′26″W / 53.73444°N 78.57389°W / 53.73444; -78.57389 (La Grande-1 )
1,436
7,900
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
18
Genesee
Alberta
1989
53°20′35″N 114°18′11″W / 53.34306°N 114.30306°W / 53.34306; -114.30306 (Genesee )
1,376
?
Natural gas
Capital Power (83.3%) TransAlta (16.7%)
[ 16] [ 17]
19
Limestone
Manitoba
1990
56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W / 56.50694°N 94.10694°W / 56.50694; -94.10694 (Limestone )
1,350
9,000
Hydro (ROR )
Manitoba Hydro
[ 18]
20
René-Lévesque
Quebec
1976
49°44′25″N 68°35′34″W / 49.74028°N 68.59278°W / 49.74028; -68.59278 (René-Lévesque )
1,326
5,400
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
21
Jean-Lesage
Quebec
1967
49°19′18″N 68°20′49″W / 49.32167°N 68.34694°W / 49.32167; -68.34694 (Jean-Lesage )
1,229
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
22
Kettle
Manitoba
1973
56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W / 56.38417°N 94.63167°W / 56.38417; -94.63167 (Kettle )
1,220
8,500
Hydro (ROR )
Manitoba Hydro
[ 18]
23
Bersimis-1
Quebec
1956
49°18′31″N 69°33′50″W / 49.30861°N 69.56389°W / 49.30861; -69.56389 (Bersimis-1 )
1,178
?
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
24
Manic-5-PA
Quebec
1970
50°38′26″N 68°44′13″W / 50.64056°N 68.73694°W / 50.64056; -68.73694 (Manic-5-PA )
1,064
?
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
25
R. H. Saunders
Ontario
1958
45°00′28″N 74°47′34″W / 45.0077°N 74.7929°W / 45.0077; -74.7929 (R.H. Saunders )
1,045
?
Hydro
OPG
[ 19]
26
Outardes-3
Quebec
1969
49°33′33″N 68°43′58″W / 49.55917°N 68.73278°W / 49.55917; -68.73278 (Outardes-3 )
1,026
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
27
Greenfield
Ontario
2008
42°45′44″N 82°27′09″W / 42.7622°N 82.4525°W / 42.7622; -82.4525 (Greenfield )
1,005
?
Natural gas
Calpine (50%) Mitsui (50%)
[ 20]
28
Coleson Cove
New Brunswick
1976
45°09′13″N 66°12′11″W / 45.15361°N 66.20306°W / 45.15361; -66.20306 (Coleson Cove )
1050
?
Fuel oil
NB Power
[ 21]
29
Long Spruce
Manitoba
1979
56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W / 56.40028°N 94.36944°W / 56.40028; -94.36944 (Long Spruce )
980
7,100
Hydro (ROR )
Manitoba Hydro
[ 18]
30
Shipshaw
Quebec
2002
48°26′54″N 71°12′54″W / 48.44833°N 71.21500°W / 48.44833; -71.21500 (Shipshaw )
896
?
Hydro
Rio Tinto
[ 22]
31
Sainte-Marguerite-3
Quebec
2003
50°42′18″N 66°46′47″W / 50.70500°N 66.77972°W / 50.70500; -66.77972 (SM-3 )
884
2,730
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
32
Laforge-1
Quebec
1994
54°10′14″N 72°36′55″W / 54.17056°N 72.61528°W / 54.17056; -72.61528 (Laforge-1 )
878
4,500
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
33
Bersimis-2
Quebec
1959
49°10′02″N 69°14′26″W / 49.16722°N 69.24056°W / 49.16722; -69.24056 (Bersimis-2 )
869
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
34
Keephills
Alberta
1983
53°26′54″N 114°27′02″W / 53.44833°N 114.45056°W / 53.44833; -114.45056 (Keephills )
858
?
Natural gas
TransAlta
[ 23] [ 24]
35
Goreway
Ontario
2009
43°44′46″N 79°40′48″W / 43.74611°N 79.68000°W / 43.74611; -79.68000 (Goreway )
839
?
Natural gas
Sithe Global Power
[ 25]
36
Muskrat Falls
Newfoundland and Labrador
2021
53°14′44″N 60°46′22″W / 53.24556°N 60.77278°W / 53.24556; -60.77278 (Muskrat Falls )
824
4,900
Hydro
NL Hydro
[ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
37
Seven Mile
British Columbia
1979
49°1′47″N 117°30′11″W / 49.02972°N 117.50306°W / 49.02972; -117.50306 (Seven Mile )
805
3,400
Hydro
BC Hydro
[ 10]
38
Shepard
Alberta
2015
50°58′15″N 113°53′07″W / 50.9707°N 113.8852°W / 50.9707; -113.8852 (Shepard )
800
?
Natural gas
Capital Power (50%) ENMAX (50%)
[ 30]
39
Kemano
British Columbia
1954
53°33′48″N 127°56′32″W / 53.56333°N 127.94222°W / 53.56333; -127.94222 (Kemano )
790
?
Hydro
Rio Tinto
[ 31]
40
Outardes-4
Quebec
1969
49°42′21″N 68°54′24″W / 49.70583°N 68.90667°W / 49.70583; -68.90667 (Outardes-4 )
785
?
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
41
Sheerness
Alberta
1986
51°26′32″N 111°47′32″W / 51.44222°N 111.79222°W / 51.44222; -111.79222 (Sheerness )
780
5,500
Natural gas
Heartland Generation (50%) TransAlta (50%)
[ 32] [ 33]
42
Bernard-Landry
Quebec
2012
52°10′47″N 76°2′7″W / 52.17972°N 76.03528°W / 52.17972; -76.03528 (Bernard-Landry )
768
2,300
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
43
Carillon
Quebec
1962
45°34′07″N 74°23′01″W / 45.56861°N 74.38361°W / 45.56861; -74.38361 (Carillon )
753
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
44
Chutes-des-Passes
Quebec
49°50′26″N 71°09′46″W / 49.84056°N 71.16278°W / 49.84056; -71.16278 (Chute-des-Passes )
750
?
Hydro
Rio Tinto
[ 22]
45
Peace Canyon
British Columbia
55°58′57″N 121°59′34″W / 55.98250°N 121.99278°W / 55.98250; -121.99278 (Peace Canyon Dam )
694
3,250
Hydro
BC Hydro
[ 10]
46
Halton Hills
Ontario
2010
43°33′41″N 79°50′42″W / 43.56139°N 79.84500°W / 43.56139; -79.84500 (Halton Hills )
683
?
Natural gas
OPG
[ 34] [ 35]
47
Mactaquac
New Brunswick
1968
45°57′18″N 66°52′03″W / 45.9550°N 66.8675°W / 45.9550; -66.8675 (Mactaquac )
672
1,600
Hydro
NB Power
[ 21]
48
Point Lepreau Nuclear [ note 5]
New Brunswick
1983
45°04′10″N 66°27′20″W / 45.06944°N 66.45556°W / 45.06944; -66.45556 (Point Lepreau )
660
4,111
Nuclear (PHWR )
NB Power
[ 21]
49
Romaine-2
Quebec
2014
50°37′28″N 63°11′39″W / 50.62444°N 63.19417°W / 50.62444; -63.19417 (Romaine-2 )
640
3,300
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 38]
50
Queen Elizabeth
Saskatchewan
1959
52°5′43″N 106°42′22″W / 52.09528°N 106.70611°W / 52.09528; -106.70611 (Queen Elizabeth )
634
?
Natural gas
SaskPower
[ 39]
51
Holyrood
Newfoundland and Labrador
1971
47°27′10″N 53°05′43″W / 47.45278°N 53.09528°W / 47.45278; -53.09528 (Holyrood )
624.5
2,996
Fuel oil (80%) Diesel (20%)
NL Hydro
[ 40] [ 41]
52
Lingan
Nova Scotia
1979
46°14′12″N 60°2′14″W / 46.23667°N 60.03722°W / 46.23667; -60.03722 (Lingan )
620
2,288
Coal
Nova Scotia Power
[ 42]
53
Bay d'Espoir
Newfoundland and Labrador
1967
47°59′25″N 55°47′59″W / 47.9902°N 55.7996°W / 47.9902; -55.7996 (Bay d'Espoir )
613.4
2,657
Hydro
NL Hydro
[ 43]
54
Kootenay Canal
British Columbia
1976
49°27′10″N 117°30′55″W / 49.45278°N 117.51528°W / 49.45278; -117.51528 (Kootenay Canal )
583
2,482
Hydro
BC Hydro
[ 10]
55
Poplar River [ note 6]
Saskatchewan
1981
49°3′27″N 105°28′59″W / 49.05750°N 105.48306°W / 49.05750; -105.48306 (Poplar River )
582
?
Coal
SaskPower
[ 45]
56
Brighton Beach
Ontario
2004
42°16′47″N 83°05′42″W / 42.27972°N 83.09500°W / 42.27972; -83.09500 (Brighton Beach )
580
?
Natural gas
ATCO Power (50%) OPG (50%)
[ 46]
57
St. Clair
Ontario
2009
42°53′47″N 82°23′54″W / 42.89639°N 82.39833°W / 42.89639; -82.39833 (St. Clair )
577
?
Natural gas
Invenergy
[ 47]
58
Bécancour (TC Energy)
Quebec
2006
46°22′2″N 72°24′15″W / 46.36722°N 72.40417°W / 46.36722; -72.40417 (Bécancour (TC Energy) )
550
?
Natural gas
TC Energy
[ 48]
59
Portlands
Ontario
2008
43°38′58″N 79°19′51″W / 43.64944°N 79.33083°W / 43.64944; -79.33083 (Portlands )
550
?
Natural gas
OPG
[ 49] [ 35]
60
Battle River
Alberta
1969
52°28′08″N 112°08′02″W / 52.46889°N 112.13389°W / 52.46889; -112.13389 (Battle River )
540
?
Natural gas
ATCO Power
[ 50]
60
Boundary Dam
Saskatchewan
1959
49°5′47″N 103°1′49″W / 49.09639°N 103.03028°W / 49.09639; -103.03028 (Boundary Dam )
531
?
Coal
SaskPower
[ 45]
61
Toulnustouc
Quebec
2005
49°58′14″N 68°09′34″W / 49.97056°N 68.15944°W / 49.97056; -68.15944 (Toulnustouc )
526
2,600
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
62
Outardes-2
Quebec
1978
49°08′59″N 68°24′17″W / 49.14972°N 68.40472°W / 49.14972; -68.40472 (Outardes-2 )
523
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
63
Sarnia Regional
Ontario
2006
42°56′04″N 82°26′17″W / 42.93444°N 82.43806°W / 42.93444; -82.43806 (Sarnia Regional )
506
?
Natural gas
TransAlta
[ 51]
64
Waneta
British Columbia
1954
49°00′15″N 117°36′43″W / 49.0041°N 117.6119°W / 49.0041; -117.6119 (Waneta )
490
1,980
Hydro
Teck (67%) BC Hydro (33%)
[ 52] [ 53]
65
Eastmain-1
Quebec
2012
52°10′54″N 76°03′05″W / 52.18167°N 76.05139°W / 52.18167; -76.05139 (Eastmain-1 )
480
2,700
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
65
Joffre
Alberta
2000
52°18′24″N 113°33′16″W / 52.30667°N 113.55444°W / 52.30667; -113.55444 (Joffre )
480
?
Natural gas
Heartland Generation (40%) Capital Power (40%) NOVA Chemicals (20%)
[ 54]
67
Grand Rapids
Manitoba
1957
53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W / 53.15806°N 99.29250°W / 53.15806; -99.29250 (Grand Rapids )
479
2,320
Hydro
Manitoba Hydro
[ 18]
68
Bridge River
British Columbia
1948
50°43′54″N 122°14′33″W / 50.73167°N 122.24250°W / 50.73167; -122.24250 (Bridge River )
478
2,500
Hydro
BC Hydro
[ 55]
69
Brisay
Quebec
1993
54°27′16″N 70°31′09″W / 54.45444°N 70.51917°W / 54.45444; -70.51917 (Brisay )
469
2,300
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
70
Belledune
New Brunswick
1993
47°54′21″N 65°51′48″W / 47.905962°N 65.863468°W / 47.905962; -65.863468 (Belledune )
458
?
Coal
NB Power
[ 21]
71
Sir Adam Beck I
Ontario
1922
43°08′57″N 79°02′40″W / 43.1491°N 79.0445°W / 43.1491; -79.0445 (Sir Adam Beck I )
446
3,040[ note 7]
Hydro
OPG
[ 14]
72
Des Joachims
Ontario
1950
46°10′52″N 77°41′45″W / 46.1811°N 77.6958°W / 46.1811; -77.6958 (Des Joachims )
429
?
Hydro
OPG
[ 19]
73
Tufts Cove
Nova Scotia
1965
44°40′35″N 63°35′46″W / 44.67639°N 63.59611°W / 44.67639; -63.59611 (Tufts Cove )
415
?
Fuel oil (71%) Natural gas (29%)
Nova Scotia Power
[ 42]
74
Bécancour (Hydro-Québec)
Quebec
46°23′31″N 72°21′8″W / 46.39194°N 72.35222°W / 46.39194; -72.35222 (Bécancour (Hydro-Québec) )
411
?
Natural gas
Hydro-Québec
[ 56] [ 57]
75
Isle-Maligne
Quebec
1926
48°34′37″N 71°38′05″W / 48.57694°N 71.63472°W / 48.57694; -71.63472 (Isle-Maligne )
402
?
Hydro
Rio Tinto
[ 22]
76
York
Ontario
2012
44°04′32″N 79°31′54″W / 44.07556°N 79.53167°W / 44.07556; -79.53167 (York )
400
?
Natural gas
Capital Power (50%) Unknown (50%)
[ 58]
77
Millbank
New Brunswick
1991
47°04′26″N 65°27′19″W / 47.07389°N 65.45528°W / 47.07389; -65.45528 (Millbank )
399
?
Fuel oil
NB Power
[ 21] [ 59]
78
Romaine-3
Quebec
2017
51°07′51″N 63°24′49″W / 51.13086°N 63.41363°W / 51.13086; -63.41363 (Romaine-3 )
395
?
Hydro
Hydro-Québec
79
Péribonka
Quebec
1952
49°30′28″N 71°10′59″W / 49.50778°N 71.18306°W / 49.50778; -71.18306 (Peribonka )
385
2,200
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
80
McCormick
Quebec
49°11′35″N 68°19′37″W / 49.19306°N 68.32694°W / 49.19306; -68.32694 (McCormick )
367
?
Hydro
Hydro-Québec (60%) Alcoa (40%)
[ 3] [ 60]
81
Seigneurie de Beaupré
Quebec
2013
47°22′20″N 70°51′39″W / 47.3721°N 70.8609°W / 47.3721; -70.8609 (Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Farm )
363.5
?
Wind
Boralex (50%) Énergir (46.8%) La Côte-de-Beaupré (3.2%)
[ 61] [ 62]
82
Brazeau
Alberta
52°57′59″N 115°34′44″W / 52.96639°N 115.57889°W / 52.96639; -115.57889 (Brazeau )
355
397
Hydro
TransAlta
[ 63]
83
Rivière-du-Moulin
Quebec
2014
47°58′00″N 71°01′00″W / 47.9667°N 71.0167°W / 47.9667; -71.0167 (Rivière-du-Moulin Wind Project )
350
?
Wind
EDF Renewables
[ 64]
84
Abitibi
Ontario
1936
49°52′40″N 81°34′15″W / 49.87778°N 81.57083°W / 49.87778; -81.57083 (Abitibi Canyon )
349
?
Hydro
OPG
[ 65]
85
Waneta Dam Expansion
British Columbia
2015
49°00′15″N 117°36′42″W / 49.0041°N 117.6116°W / 49.0041; -117.6116 (Waneta Dam Expansion )
335
627.4
Hydro
Columbia Power (58%) Columbia Basin Trust (42%)
86
Laforge-2
Quebec
1996
54°35′30″N 71°16′15″W / 54.59167°N 71.27083°W / 54.59167; -71.27083 (Laforge-2 )
319
1,800
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
87
Trenton
Nova Scotia
1969
45°37′13″N 62°38′53″W / 45.62028°N 62.64806°W / 45.62028; -62.64806 (Trenton )
305
?
Coal
Nova Scotia Power
[ 42]
88
Trenche
Quebec
47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W / 47.75333°N 72.87889°W / 47.75333; -72.87889 (Trenche )
302
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
89
Blackspring Ridge
Alberta
2014
50°08′03″N 112°54′55″W / 50.134124°N 112.915408°W / 50.134124; -112.915408 (Blackspring Ridge Wind Project )
300
?
Wind
EDF Renewables
[ 66]
89
Calgary
Alberta
2003
51°10′49″N 113°56′12″W / 51.1803°N 113.9368°W / 51.1803; -113.9368 (Calgary Energy Centre )
300
?
Natural gas
Enmax
[ 67]
89
Henvey Inlet
Ontario
2019
45°58′35″N 80°33′38″W / 45.97639°N 80.56056°W / 45.97639; -80.56056 (Henvey Inlet )
300
?
Wind
Pattern Energy
[ 68] [ 69]
89
Lac Alfred
Quebec
2016
48°24′51″N 67°41′15″W / 48.41417°N 67.68750°W / 48.41417; -67.68750 (Lac Alfred (Phase I) Wind Project )
300
?
Wind
EDF Renewables
[ 70]
93
La Tuque
Quebec
1955
47°26′39″N 72°47′58″W / 47.44417°N 72.79944°W / 47.44417; -72.79944 (La Tuque )
294
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 3]
94
E.B. Campbell
Saskatchewan
1963
53°41′19″N 103°20′47″W / 53.6885°N 103.3465°W / 53.6885; -103.3465 (E.B. Campbell )
288
900
Hydro
SaskPower
[ 71]
95
Kelsey
Manitoba
1961
56°2′21″N 96°31′54″W / 56.03917°N 96.53167°W / 56.03917; -96.53167 (Kelsey )
287
1,970
Hydro (ROR )
Manitoba Hydro
[ 18]
96
Bayside
New Brunswick
45°16′30″N 66°01′36″W / 45.27500°N 66.02667°W / 45.27500; -66.02667 (Bayside )
280
?
Natural gas
NB Power
[ 72]
97
Shand
Saskatchewan
1992
49°5′16″N 102°51′49″W / 49.08778°N 102.86361°W / 49.08778; -102.86361 (Shand )
276
?
Coal
SaskPower
[ 45]
98
Island
British Columbia
2002
50°04′08″N 125°16′55″W / 50.0689°N 125.2819°W / 50.0689; -125.2819 (Island )
275
?
Natural gas
Capital Power
[ 73]
99
Lower Notch
Ontario
1971
47°08′20″N 79°27′15″W / 47.1390°N 79.4541°W / 47.1390; -79.4541 (Lower Notch )
274
?
Hydro
OPG
[ 65]
100
Beaumont
Quebec
1959
47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W / 47.55556°N 72.83667°W / 47.55556; -72.83667 (Beaumont )
270
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 74]
100
Romaine-1
Quebec
2015
50°23′01″N 63°15′37″W / 50.38361°N 63.26028°W / 50.38361; -63.26028 (Romaine-1 )
270
?
Hydro (ROR )
Hydro-Québec
[ 74]
102
Smoky Falls
Ontario
1931
50°03′40″N 82°09′41″W / 50.06111°N 82.16139°W / 50.06111; -82.16139 (Smoky Falls )
267
?
Hydro
OPG (75%) Moose Cree (25%)
[ 75]
103
Thorold
Ontario
2010
43°06′25″N 79°11′55″W / 43.10694°N 79.19861°W / 43.10694; -79.19861 (Thorold )
265
?
Natural gas
Northland Power
[ 76]
104
Brandon
Manitoba
1958
49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W / 49.84556; -99.88778 (Brandon )
263
?
Natural gas
Manitoba Hydro
[ 18]
105
North Battleford
Saskatchewan
2013
52°41′00″N 108°10′18″W / 52.6833°N 108.1717°W / 52.6833; -108.1717 (North Battleford )
260
?
Natural gas
Northland Power
[ 77]
106
Nipawin
Saskatchewan
1985
53°19′11″N 104°2′31″W / 53.31972°N 104.04194°W / 53.31972; -104.04194 (Nipawin )
255
?
Hydro
SaskPower
[ 78]
Notes
^ To be uprated with a target capacity of 7,000 MW by mid-2033.
^ To be upgraded to 7,078 MW by 2035.[ 4]
^ Refurbishment to be completed by 2026.
^ To be upgraded by mid-2030s.[ 8]
^ A 100 MW small modular reactor was approved in December 2019. Upon completion of the reactor in 2028, Point Lepreau will have an installed capacity of 760 MW.[ 36] [ 37]
^ To be decommissioned by 2030.[ 44]
^ Estimated from the published total annual generation of the two Sir Adam Beck stations, weighted by their relative nameplate capacities[ 14]
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 .
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.
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