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This is a list of operational hydroelectric power stations in Canada with a current nameplate capacity of at least 100 MW. The Sir Adam Beck I Hydroelectric Generating Station in Ontario was the first hydroelectric power station in Canada to have a capacity of at least 100 MW upon completion in 1922. Since then numerous other hydroelectric ...
The province's largest power station, the 5,428-megawatt Churchill Falls Generating Station, annually generates over 35 TWh of electricity; approximately 90 per cent of this energy flows to Quebec and neighboring markets in Canada, and the USA. Newfoundland Power, a subsidiary of St. John's-based Fortis Inc., is the retailer of electricity for ...
According to the International Hydropower Association, Canada is the fourth largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world in 2021 after the United States, Brazil, and China. [1] In 2019, Canada produced 632.2 TWh of electricity with 60% of energy coming from Hydroelectric and Tidal Energy Sources). [2]
Hinds Lake, Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station; Grand Lake, Deer Lake generating station; Paradise River Dam, Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station (the largest concrete arch dam in Eastern North America) Grand Falls Dam, Exploits River generating station; Bishops Falls Dam, Bishops Falls generating station
This list includes stations owned and operated by Independent Power Producers as well as by private utilities such as Nelson Hydro and FortisBC. In some cases, such as Lois Lake and Powell Lake, the electricity generated may be used solely for private industry, even if it is grid-connected.
Brookfield Renewable Power [51] Galetta Hydroelectric Dam: Almonte: 2: TransAlta [26] Gananoque Generating Station: Gananoque: 0.7: 1939: Energy Ottawa [72] Gartshore Generating Station: Sault Ste. Marie: 23: Brookfield Renewable Power [47] Glen Miller: Trenton: 8: Innergex Renewable Energy [53] Shand Dam Belwood Lake: 0.6 Grand River ...
The dam spans the river between Carillon and Pointe-Fortune, Quebec. Upon completion, the dam raised the water level by over 62 feet (19 m) at Carillon and over 9 feet (2.7 m) at Grenville . This inundated the rapids of Long-Sault on the Ottawa River, transforming them into calm (deeper) water.
The James Bay Project is Quebec's largest generation complex, with an installed capacity of 16,527 megawatt of power, approximately 40% of the province's peak load. Hydro-Québec , the government-owned public utility is the main power generator in the province with 59 hydroelectric facilities located across the province, for a total installed ...