Largest Generating Stations
List of the 100 largest electrical generating facilities in Canada.
| Rank | Name | Capacity (MW) | Province | Location | Owner | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bruce Nuclear Generating Station | 7,276 | Ontario | 44°19′31″N 81°35′58″W / 44.32528°N 81.59944°W / 44.32528; -81.59944 (Bruce) | Bruce Power | Nuclear | |
| 2. | Robert-Bourassa | 5,616 | Quebec | 53°46′55″N 77°31′58″W / 53.78194°N 77.53278°W / 53.78194; -77.53278 (Robert-Bourassa) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 3. | Churchill Falls Generating Station | 5,428 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 53°31′32″N 63°57′25″W / 53.52556°N 63.95694°W / 53.52556; -63.95694 (Churchill Falls) | Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation | Hydro | |
| 4. | Darlington Nuclear Generating Station | 3,524 | Ontario | 43°52′22″N 78°43′11″W / 43.87278°N 78.71972°W / 43.87278; -78.71972 (Darlington) | Ontario Power Generation | Nuclear | |
| 5. | Pickering Nuclear Generating Station | 3,100 | Ontario | 43°48′42″N 79°03′57″W / 43.81167°N 79.06583°W / 43.81167; -79.06583 (Pickering) | Ontario Power Generation | Nuclear | |
| 6. | La Grande-4 | 2,779 | Quebec | 53°53′12″N 73°27′55″W / 53.88667°N 73.46528°W / 53.88667; -73.46528 (La Grande-4) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 7. | Gordon M. Shrum Generating Station | 2,730 | British Columbia | 56°0′58″N 122°12′19″W / 56.01611°N 122.20528°W / 56.01611; -122.20528 (W. A. C. Bennett Dam) | BC Hydro | Hydro | |
| 8. | La Grande-3 | 2,417 | Quebec | 53°43′40″N 75°59′55″W / 53.72778°N 75.99861°W / 53.72778; -75.99861 (La Grande-3) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 9. | La Grande-2-A | 2,106 | Quebec | 53°46′46″N 77°32′57″W / 53.77944°N 77.54917°W / 53.77944; -77.54917 (La Grande-2-A) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 10. | Lennox Generating Station | 2,100 | Ontario | 44°8′46″N 76°51′9″W / 44.14611°N 76.8525°W / 44.14611; -76.8525 | Ontario Power Generation | Fuel oil / Natural gas | |
| 11. | Revelstoke Dam | 1,980 | British Columbia | 51°3′15″N 118°11′40″W / 51.05417°N 118.19444°W / 51.05417; -118.19444 (Revelstoke dam) | BC Hydro | Hydro | |
| 12. | Beauharnois | 1,911 | Quebec | 45°18′51″N 73°54′37″W / 45.31417°N 73.91028°W / 45.31417; -73.91028 (Beauharnois GS) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 13. | Nanticoke Generating Station | 1,880 | Ontario | 42°48′00″N 80°03′01″W / 42.8°N 80.05028°W / 42.8; -80.05028 | Ontario Power Generation | Coal | |
| 14. | Mica Dam | 1,805 | British Columbia | 52°4′35″N 118°34′0″W / 52.07639°N 118.566667°W / 52.07639; -118.566667 (Mica Dam) | BC Hydro | Hydro | |
| 15. | Manic-5 | 1,596 | Quebec | 50°38′23″N 68°43′37″W / 50.63972°N 68.72694°W / 50.63972; -68.72694 (Manic-5) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 16. | Sundance Power Station | 1,566 | Alberta | 53°30′27″N 114°33′26″W / 53.5075°N 114.55722°W / 53.5075; -114.55722 | TransAlta | Coal | |
| 17. | Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station | 1,499 | Ontario | 43°08′45″N 79°02′41″W / 43.1458533°N 79.0445924°W / 43.1458533; -79.0445924 (Sir Adam Beck II) | Ontario Power Generation | Hydro | |
| 18. | La Grande-1 | 1,436 | Quebec | 53°44′04″N 78°34′26″W / 53.73444°N 78.57389°W / 53.73444; -78.57389 (La Grande-1) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 19. | Limestone Generating Station | 1,340 | Manitoba | 56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W / 56.50694°N 94.10694°W / 56.50694; -94.10694 (Limestone) | Manitoba Hydro | Hydro | |
| 20. | René-Lévesque | 1,244 | Quebec | 49°44′25″N 68°35′34″W / 49.74028°N 68.59278°W / 49.74028; -68.59278 (René-Lévesque) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 21. | Kettle Generating Station | 1,220 | Manitoba | 56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W / 56.38417°N 94.63167°W / 56.38417; -94.63167 (Kettle) | Manitoba Hydro | Hydro | |
| 22. | Bersimis-1 | 1,178 | Quebec | 49°18′31″N 69°33′50″W / 49.30861°N 69.56389°W / 49.30861; -69.56389 (Bersimis-1) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 23. | Jean-Lesage | 1,145 | Quebec | 49°19′18″N 68°20′49″W / 49.32167°N 68.34694°W / 49.32167; -68.34694 (Jean-Lesage) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 24. | Manic-5-PA | 1,064 | Quebec | 50°38′26″N 68°44′13″W / 50.64056°N 68.73694°W / 50.64056; -68.73694 (Manic-5-PA) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 25. | R. H. Saunders Station | 1,045 | Ontario | 45°00′28″N 74°47′34″W / 45.0077171°N 74.7928619°W / 45.0077171; -74.7928619 (R.H. Saunders) | Ontario Power Generation | Hydro | |
| 26. | Outardes-3 | 1,026 | Quebec | 49°33′33″N 68°43′58″W / 49.55917°N 68.73278°W / 49.55917; -68.73278 (Outardes-3) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 27. | Long Spruce Generating Station | 1,010 | Manitoba | 56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W / 56.40028°N 94.36944°W / 56.40028; -94.36944 (Long Spruce) | Manitoba Hydro | Hydro | |
| 28. | Greenfield Energy Centre | 1,005 | Ontario | Greenfield Energy Centre LP | Natural Gas | ||
| 29. | Coleson Cove Generating Station | 978 | New Brunswick | 45°09′13″N 66°12′11″W / 45.15361°N 66.20306°W / 45.15361; -66.20306 | NB Power | Fuel oil | |
| 30. | Lambton Generating Station | 950 | Ontario | 42°47′47″N 82°28′07″W / 42.79639°N 82.46861°W / 42.79639; -82.46861 | Ontario Power Generation | Coal | |
| 31. | Burrard Generating Station | 950 | British Columbia | 49°17′56″N 122°53′25″W / 49.29889°N 122.89028°W / 49.29889; -122.89028 | BC Hydro | Natural gas | |
| 32. | Shipshaw Power Station | 896 | Quebec | 48°26′54″N 71°12′54″W / 48.44833°N 71.215°W / 48.44833; -71.215 (Shipshaw) | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
| 33. | Sainte-Marguerite-3 | 884 | Quebec | 50°42′18″N 66°46′47″W / 50.705°N 66.77972°W / 50.705; -66.77972 (SM-3) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 34. | Laforge-1 | 878 | Quebec | 54°10′14″N 72°36′55″W / 54.17056°N 72.61528°W / 54.17056; -72.61528 (Laforge-1) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 35. | Bersimis-2 | 869 | Quebec | 49°10′02″N 69°14′26″W / 49.16722°N 69.24056°W / 49.16722; -69.24056 (Bersimis-2) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 36. | Goreway Station | 839 | Ontario | Sithe Global Power | Natural Gas | ||
| 37. | Boundary Dam Power Station | 824 | Saskatchewan | 49°5′47″N 103°1′49″W / 49.09639°N 103.03028°W / 49.09639; -103.03028 | SaskPower | Coal | |
| 38. | Genesee Generating Station 1 & 2 | 820 | Alberta | Warburg | Capital Power Corporation | Coal | |
| 39. | Seven Mile Dam | 805 | British Columbia | 49°1′47″N 117°30′11″W / 49.02972°N 117.50306°W / 49.02972; -117.50306 (Seven Mile) | BC Hydro | Hydro | |
| 40. | Kemano Power Station | 790 | British Columbia | 53°32′02″N 127°58′16″W / 53.5339312°N 127.9711533°W / 53.5339312; -127.9711533 (Kemano) | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
| 41. | Outardes-4 | 785 | Quebec | 49°42′21″N 68°54′24″W / 49.70583°N 68.90667°W / 49.70583; -68.90667 (Outardes-4) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 42. | Sheerness Generating Station | 780 | Alberta | Hanna | ATCO Power, TransAlta | Coal | |
| 43. | Eastmain-1-A | 768 | Quebec | 52°10′54″N 76°03′05″W / 52.18167°N 76.05139°W / 52.18167; -76.05139 (Eastmain-1-A) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 44. | Keephills Generating Station 1 and 2 | 766 | Alberta | Duffield | TransAlta | Coal | |
| 45. | Carillon | 753 | Quebec | 45°34′07″N 74°23′01″W / 45.56861°N 74.38361°W / 45.56861; -74.38361 (Carillon) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 46. | Chute-des-Passes Power Station | 750 | Quebec | 49°50′26″N 71°09′46″W / 49.84056°N 71.16278°W / 49.84056; -71.16278 (Chute-des-Passes) | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
| 47. | Peace Canyon Dam | 694 | British Columbia | 55°58′57″N 121°59′34″W / 55.9825°N 121.99278°W / 55.9825; -121.99278 (Peace Canyon Dam) | BC Hydro | Hydro | |
| 48. | Mactaquac Dam | 672 | New Brunswick | 45°57′18″N 66°52′03″W / 45.954969°N 66.867514°W / 45.954969; -66.867514 (Mactaquac) | NB Power | Hydro | |
| 49. | Battle River Generating Station | 670 | Alberta | ATCO Power | Coal | ||
| 50. | Halton Hills Generating Station | 642 | Ontario | TransCanada Corporation | Natural Gas | ||
| 51. | Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station | 635 | Quebec | 46°23′42″N 72°21′21″W / 46.395°N 72.35583°W / 46.395; -72.35583 (Gentilly-2) | Hydro-Québec | Nuclear | |
| 52. | Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station | 635 | New Brunswick | 45°04′10″N 66°27′20″W / 45.06944°N 66.45556°W / 45.06944; -66.45556 (Point Lepreau) | NB Power | Nuclear | |
| 53. | Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Power Station | 604 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 47°59′25″N 55°47′59″W / 47.9901514°N 55.7996249°W / 47.9901514; -55.7996249 (Bay d'Espoir) | Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro | Hydro | |
| 54. | Lingan Generating Station | 600 | Nova Scotia | 46°14′12″N 60°2′14″W / 46.23667°N 60.03722°W / 46.23667; -60.03722 | Nova Scotia Power | Coal | |
| 55. | Kootenay Canal | 583 | British Columbia | 49°27′10″N 117°30′55″W / 49.45278°N 117.51528°W / 49.45278; -117.51528 (Kootenay Canal) | BC Hydro | Hydro | |
| 56. | Poplar River Power Station | 582 | Saskatchewan | 49°3′27″N 105°28′59″W / 49.0575°N 105.48306°W / 49.0575; -105.48306 | SaskPower | Coal | |
| 57. | St. Clair Energy Centre | 577 | Ontario | St. Clair Power LP | Natural Gas | ||
| 58. | Bécancour cogeneration project (TCE) | 550 | Quebec | 46°22′2″N 72°24′15″W / 46.36722°N 72.40417°W / 46.36722; -72.40417 | TransCanada | Natural gas | |
| 59. | Portlands Energy Centre | 550 | Ontario | Toronto | Ontario Power Generation, TransCanada | Natural gas | |
| 60. | Brighton Beach Generating Station | 541 | Ontario | Windsor | ATCO Power, Ontario Power Generation | Natural gas | |
| 61. | Toulnustouc | 526 | Quebec | 49°58′14″N 68°09′34″W / 49.97056°N 68.15944°W / 49.97056; -68.15944 (Toulnustouc) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 62. | Outardes-2 | 523 | Quebec | 49°08′59″N 68°24′17″W / 49.14972°N 68.40472°W / 49.14972; -68.40472 (Outardes-2) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 63. | Eastmain-1 | 507 | Quebec | 52°10′54″N 76°03′05″W / 52.18167°N 76.05139°W / 52.18167; -76.05139 (Eastmain-1) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 64. | Sarnia Regional Cogeneration Plant | 506 | Ontario | 42°56′04″N 82°26′17″W / 42.93444°N 82.43806°W / 42.93444; -82.43806 | TransAlta | Natural gas | |
| 65. | Holyrood Thermal Generating Station | 500 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 47°27′10″N 53°05′43″W / 47.45278°N 53.09528°W / 47.45278; -53.09528 | Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro | Fuel oil | |
| 66. | Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station | 498 | Ontario | 43°08′57″N 79°02′40″W / 43.149094°N 79.0444851°W / 43.149094; -79.0444851 (Sir Adam Beck I) | Ontario Power Generation | Hydro | |
| 67. | Waneta Dam | 490 | British Columbia | 49°00′15″N 117°36′43″W / 49.0040768°N 117.6118693°W / 49.0040768; -117.6118693 (Waneta) | BC Hydro, Teck | Hydro | |
| 68. | Joffre Cogeneration Plant | 480 | Alberta | Red Deer, Alberta | ATCO Power, Capital Power Corporation, NOVA Chemicals | Natural gas | |
| 69. | Grand Rapids Generating Station | 479 | Manitoba | 53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W / 53.15806°N 99.2925°W / 53.15806; -99.2925 (Grand Rapids) | Manitoba Hydro | Hydro | |
| 70. | Bridge River | 478 | British Columbia | 50°43′54″N 122°14′33″W / 50.73167°N 122.2425°W / 50.73167; -122.2425 (Bridge River) | BC Hydro | Hydro | |
| 71. | Brisay | 469 | Quebec | 54°27′16″N 70°31′09″W / 54.45444°N 70.51917°W / 54.45444; -70.51917 (Brisay) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 72. | Genesee Generating Station 3 | 466 | Alberta | Warburg | Capital Power Corporation, TransAlta | Coal | |
| 73. | Belledune Generating Station | 458 | New Brunswick | Belledune | NB Power | Coal | |
| 74. | Keephills Generating Station 3 | 450 | Alberta | Duffield | TransAlta, Capital Power Corporation | Coal | |
| 75. | Des Joachims Station | 429 | Ontario | 46°10′52″N 77°41′45″W / 46.181108°N 77.695785°W / 46.181108; -77.695785 (Des Joachims) | Ontario Power Generation | Hydro | |
| 76. | Tufts Cove Generating Station | 415 | Nova Scotia | 44°40′35″N 63°35′46″W / 44.67639°N 63.59611°W / 44.67639; -63.59611 | Nova Scotia Power | Fuel oil / Natural gas | |
| 77. | Bécancour gas turbine | 411 | Quebec | 46°23′31″N 72°21′8″W / 46.39194°N 72.35222°W / 46.39194; -72.35222 | Hydro-Québec | Diesel | |
| 78. | Péribonka | 405 | Quebec | 49°30′28″N 71°10′59″W / 49.50778°N 71.18306°W / 49.50778; -71.18306 (Peribonka) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 79. | Isle-Maligne | 402 | Quebec | 48°34′37″N 71°38′05″W / 48.57694°N 71.63472°W / 48.57694; -71.63472 (Isle-Maligne) | Rio Tinto Alcan | Hydro | |
| 80. | Millbank Generating Station | 399 | New Brunswick | Miramichi | NB Power | Diesel | |
| 81. | McCormick | 367 | Quebec | 49°11′35″N 68°19′37″W / 49.19306°N 68.32694°W / 49.19306; -68.32694 (McCormick) | Alcoa, Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 82. | Poplar Creek Cogeneration Plant | 356 | Alberta | Fort McMurray | TransAlta | Natural gas | |
| 83. | Brazeau Hydroelectric Dam | 355 | Alberta | 52°57′59″N 115°34′44″W / 52.96639°N 115.57889°W / 52.96639; -115.57889 (Brazeau) | TransAlta | Hydro | |
| 84. | Abitibi Canyon Generating Station | 349 | Ontario | 49°52′40″N 81°34′15″W / 49.87778°N 81.57083°W / 49.87778; -81.57083 (Abitibi Canyon) | Ontario Power Generation | Hydro | |
| 85. | Brandon Generating Station | 339 | Manitoba | 49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W / 49.84556; -99.88778 | Manitoba Hydro | Coal / Natural gas | |
| 86. | Laforge-2 | 319 | Quebec | 54°35′30″N 71°16′15″W / 54.59167°N 71.27083°W / 54.59167; -71.27083 (Laforge-2) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 87. | La Citière gas turbine | 309 | Quebec | 45°24′55″N 73°26′14″W / 45.41528°N 73.43722°W / 45.41528; -73.43722 | Hydro-Québec | Diesel | |
| 88. | Trenton Generating Station | 307 | Nova Scotia | 45°37′13″N 62°38′53″W / 45.62028°N 62.64806°W / 45.62028; -62.64806 | Nova Scotia Power | Coal | |
| 89. | Thunder Bay Generating Station | 306 | Ontario | 48°21′36″N 89°13′12″W / 48.36°N 89.22°W / 48.36; -89.22 | Ontario Power Generation | Coal | |
| 90. | Trenche | 302 | Quebec | 47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W / 47.75333°N 72.87889°W / 47.75333; -72.87889 (Trenche) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 91. | Calgary Energy Centre | 300 | Alberta | Calgary | Enmax | Natural gas | |
| 92. | Dalhousie Generating Station | 300 | New Brunswick | Dalhousie | NB Power | Fuel oil | |
| 93. | La Tuque | 294 | Quebec | 47°26′39″N 72°47′58″W / 47.44417°N 72.79944°W / 47.44417; -72.79944 (La Tuque) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 94. | E.B. Campbell Hydroelectric Station | 288 | Saskatchewan | 53°41′19″N 103°20′47″W / 53.6885°N 103.3465°W / 53.6885; -103.3465 (E.B. Campbell) | SaskPower | Hydro | |
| 95. | Shand Power Station | 276 | Saskatchewan | 49°5′16″N 102°51′49″W / 49.08778°N 102.86361°W / 49.08778; -102.86361 | SaskPower | Coal | |
| 96. | Island Generating Station | 275 | British Columbia | Campbell River | Capital Power Corporation | Natural gas | |
| 97. | Lower Notch Generating Station | 274 | Ontario | 47°08′21″N 79°27′15″W / 47.1390412°N 79.4541389°W / 47.1390412; -79.4541389 (Lower Notch) | Ontario Power Generation | Hydro | |
| 98. | Beaumont | 270 | Quebec | 47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W / 47.55556°N 72.83667°W / 47.55556; -72.83667 (Beaumont GS) | Hydro-Québec | Hydro | |
| 99. | Thorold Power Plant | 265 | Ontario | Northland Power | Natural gas | ||
| 100. | Bayside Power | 260 | New Brunswick | Saint John | Emera | Natural gas | |
| 100. | Cory Cogeneration Station | 260 | Saskatchewan | 52°5′37″N 106°52′3″W / 52.09361°N 106.8675°W / 52.09361; -106.8675 | ATCO Power, SaskPower | Natural gas |
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