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

Name Date Units Capacity (MW) Location Owner River Ref
Grand Rapids Generating Station 1965 4 479 53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W / 53.15806°N 99.29250°W / 53.15806; -99.29250 (Grand Rapids) Manitoba Hydro Saskatchewan River [1]
Great Falls Dam 1922 6 129 50°27′47″N 96°0′11″W / 50.46306°N 96.00306°W / 50.46306; -96.00306 (Great Falls) Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg River [1]
Jenpeg Generating Station 1979 6 122 54°32′36″N 98°1′36″W / 54.54333°N 98.02667°W / 54.54333; -98.02667 (Jenpeg) Manitoba Hydro Nelson River [1]
Kelsey Generating Station 1957 7 287 56°2′21″N 96°31′54″W / 56.03917°N 96.53167°W / 56.03917; -96.53167 (Kelsey) Manitoba Hydro Nelson River [1]
Kettle Generating Station 1970 12 1,220 56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W / 56.38417°N 94.63167°W / 56.38417; -94.63167 (Kettle) Manitoba Hydro Nelson River [1]
Laurie River 1 Generating Station 1952 3 10 Laurie River Manitoba Hydro Laurie River [1]
Laurie River 2 Generating Station 1958 3 10 Laurie River Manitoba Hydro Laurie River [1]
Limestone Generating Station 1990 10 1,350 56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W / 56.50694°N 94.10694°W / 56.50694; -94.10694 (Limestone) Manitoba Hydro Nelson River [1]
Long Spruce Generating Station 1977 10 980 56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W / 56.40028°N 94.36944°W / 56.40028; -94.36944 (Long Spruce) Manitoba Hydro Nelson River [1]
McArthur Falls Generating Station 1954 8 56 50°23′51″N 95°59′31″W / 50.39750°N 95.99194°W / 50.39750; -95.99194 (McArthur) Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg River [1]
Pine Falls Generating Station 1952 6 87 50°34′5″N 96°10′37″W / 50.56806°N 96.17694°W / 50.56806; -96.17694 (Pine Falls) Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg River [1]
Pointe du Bois Hydroelectric Dam 1911 16 75 50°18′2″N 95°32′39″W / 50.30056°N 95.54417°W / 50.30056; -95.54417 (Pointe du Bois) Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg River [1]
Seven Sisters Generating Station 1931 6 165 50°7′13″N 96°0′44″W / 50.12028°N 96.01222°W / 50.12028; -96.01222 (Seven Sisters) Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg River [1]
Slave Falls Generating Station 1931 8 68 50°13′21″N 95°34′6″W / 50.22250°N 95.56833°W / 50.22250; -95.56833 (Slave Falls) Manitoba Hydro Winnipeg River [1]
Wuskwatim 2012 3 211 55°32′16″N 98°29′46″W / 55.5378596°N 98.4960365°W / 55.5378596; -98.4960365 (Wuskatim (Under Construction)) Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and Manitoba Hydro)[2] Burntwood River [1]

Wind

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

Fossil fuels

Name Date Units Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Brandon Generating Station 1958–2002 3 327 49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W / 49.84556; -99.88778 Manitoba Hydro Coal / Natural gas [1]
Selkirk Generating Station 1958 2 125 50°8′32″N 96°53′3″W / 50.14222°N 96.88417°W / 50.14222; -96.88417 Manitoba Hydro Natural gas [1]

Off-grid

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

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

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 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
    2. ↑ [Manitoba Hydro: Wuskwatim Generating Station http://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/facilities/gs_wuskwatim.shtml]
    3. ↑ Algonquin Power, St-Léon, retrieved 2010-08-22
    4. ↑ Manitoba Hydro (2011). "St. Joseph Wind Farm". Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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