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Power Stations In Canada

Canada has about 1159 power plants with a generating capacity of 143.5787 gigawatts. Canada is a vast country with a diverse and abundant supply of natural resources, including energy. Its power stations play a crucial role in providing electricity to power its industries and meet the needs of its population. One of the central power stations in Canada is the Churchill Falls Generating Station, located in Newfoundland and Labrador. The power station has a total capacity of 5,428 MW, making it one of North America's largest hydroelectric power stations.

StationPrimary fuelTotal capacity (MW)
Robert-BourassaHydro5616
Churchill FallsHydro5428
DarlingtonNuclear3740
Bruce BNuclear3390
Bruce ANuclear3220
La Grande-4Hydro2779
MicaHydro2746
G.M. ShrumHydro2730
RevelstokeHydro2480
La Grande-3Hydro2417
Pickering BNuclear2160
SundanceCoal2141
La Grande-2-AHydro2106
LennoxGas2000
BeauharnoisHydro1877
Manic-5Hydro1596
Sir Adam Beck 2Hydro1499
La Grande-1Hydro1436
GeneseeCoal1376
LimestoneHydro1350
René-Lévesque (Manic-3)Hydro1326
KeephillsCoal1253
Jean-Lesage (Manic-2)Hydro1229
KettleHydro1220
Bersimis-1Hydro1178
Pickering ANuclear1084
Manic-5-PAHydro1064
Robert H SaundersHydro1045
Outardes-3Hydro1026
Greenfield Energy CentreGas1005
Long SpruceHydro980
Coleson CoveOil972
ShipshawHydro959.1
BurrardGas950
KemanoHydro896
Sainte-Marguerite-3Hydro882
Laforge-1Hydro878
GorewayGas875
ShepardGas873
Bersimis-2Hydro869
Chute-des-PassesHydro854.4
SheernessCoal816
Seven MileHydro805
Outardes-4Hydro785
Eastmain-1-AHydro768
CarillonHydro753
Halton HillsGas712
Peace CanyonHydro694
Battle RiverCoal689
Boundary DamCoal672
MactaquacHydro668
Point LepreauNuclear660
Romaine-2Hydro640
Queen ElizabethGas634
PortlandsGas624
LinganCoal620
Bay D'espoirHydro604
Poplar RiverCoal582
St. ClairGas577
Kootenay CanalHydro570
Brighton BeachGas541.3
ToulnustoucHydro526
Outardes-2Hydro523
BécancourGas507
Tufts CoveGas500
WanetaHydro493.2
HolyroodOil490
Eastmain-1Hydro480
JoffreGas480
Grand RapidsHydro479
BrisayHydro469
BelleduneCoal467
Isle-MaligneHydro463.8
Sir Adam Beck 1Hydro450
TransAlta Sarnia CogenerationGas444
Des-JoachimsHydro429
Bécancour (HQ)Gas411
MillbankOil397
York Energy CentreGas393
BrandonGas385
PéribonkaHydro385
Poplar CreekGas360
BrazeauHydro355
Abitibi CanyonHydro349
Waneta ExpansionHydro335
Laforge-2Hydro319
TrentonCoal307
Chute-du-DiableHydro305.8
TrencheHydro302
Calgary Energy CentreGas300
Lac-AlfredWind300
Blackspring RidgeWind298.8
Bridge River 2Hydro298
La TuqueHydro294
Bayside PowerGas290
E B CampbellHydro289
KelseyHydro286
Thorold CGSGas285
ShandCoal276
Island GenerationGas275