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 | Location | River | Type | Date | Units | Capacity (MW) | Owner | Ref |
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Grand Rapids Generating Station | 53°9′29″N 99°17′33″W / 53.15806°N 99.29250°W / 53.15806; -99.29250 (Grand Rapids) | Saskatchewan River | Reservoir | 1965 | 4 | 479 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Great Falls Dam | 50°27′47″N 96°0′11″W / 50.46306°N 96.00306°W / 50.46306; -96.00306 (Great Falls) | Winnipeg River | run-of-the-river | 1922 | 6 | 129 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Jenpeg Generating Station | 54°32′36″N 98°1′36″W / 54.54333°N 98.02667°W / 54.54333; -98.02667 (Jenpeg) | Nelson River | Reservoir | 1979 | 6 | 122 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Kelsey Generating Station | 56°2′21″N 96°31′54″W / 56.03917°N 96.53167°W / 56.03917; -96.53167 (Kelsey) | Nelson River | Reservoir | 1957 | 7 | 287 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Kettle Generating Station | 56°23′3″N 94°37′54″W / 56.38417°N 94.63167°W / 56.38417; -94.63167 (Kettle) | Nelson River | Reservoir | 1970 | 12 | 1,220 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Laurie River 1 Generating Station | 56°13′31.4″N 101°0′35.6″W / 56.225389°N 101.009889°W / 56.225389; -101.009889 (Kettle) | Laurie River | Reservoir | 1952 | 3 | 10 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Laurie River 2 Generating Station | 56°15′2.1″N 101°7′5.5″W / 56.250583°N 101.118194°W / 56.250583; -101.118194 (Kettle) | Laurie River | Reservoir | 1958 | 3 | 10 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Limestone Generating Station | 56°30′25″N 94°6′25″W / 56.50694°N 94.10694°W / 56.50694; -94.10694 (Limestone) | Nelson River | run-of-the-river | 1990 | 10 | 1,350 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Long Spruce Generating Station | 56°24′1″N 94°22′10″W / 56.40028°N 94.36944°W / 56.40028; -94.36944 (Long Spruce) | Nelson River | run-of-the-river | 1977 | 10 | 980 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
McArthur Falls Generating Station | 50°23′51″N 95°59′31″W / 50.39750°N 95.99194°W / 50.39750; -95.99194 (McArthur) | Winnipeg River | run-of-the-river | 1954 | 8 | 56 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Pine Falls Generating Station | 50°34′5″N 96°10′37″W / 50.56806°N 96.17694°W / 50.56806; -96.17694 (Pine Falls) | Winnipeg River | run-of-the-river | 1952 | 6 | 87 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Pointe du Bois Hydroelectric Dam | 50°18′2″N 95°32′39″W / 50.30056°N 95.54417°W / 50.30056; -95.54417 (Pointe du Bois) | Winnipeg River | run-of-the-river | 1911 | 16 | 75 | Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro) | [1] |
Seven Sisters Generating Station | 50°7′13″N 96°0′44″W / 50.12028°N 96.01222°W / 50.12028; -96.01222 (Seven Sisters) | Winnipeg River | run-of-the-river | 1931 | 6 | 165 | Manitoba Hydro | [1] |
Slave Falls Generating Station | 50°13′21″N 95°34′6″W / 50.22250°N 95.56833°W / 50.22250; -95.56833 (Slave Falls) | Winnipeg River | run-of-the-river | 1931 | 8 | 68 | Manitoba Hydro (Winnipeg Hydro) | [1] |
Wuskwatim Generating Station | 55°32′16″N 98°29′46″W / 55.5378596°N 98.4960365°W / 55.5378596; -98.4960365 (Wuskatim (Under Construction)) | Burntwood River | Reservoir | 2012 | 3 | 211 | Wuskwatim Power Limited Partnership (Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation and Manitoba Hydro)[2] | [1] |
Wind
The two wind farms in Manitoba are privately owned and sell energy to Manitoba Hydro for distribution to customers.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Date | Owner | Ref |
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St. Leon Wind Farm | St. Leon | 99 | 2005 | Algonquin Power | [3] |
St. Joseph Wind Farm | Montcalm | 138 | 2011 | Pattern Energy | [4] |
Fossil fuels
Name | Location | Units | Capacity (MW) | Date | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Brandon Generating Station | 49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W / 49.84556; -99.88778 | 3 | 327 | 1958–2002 | Manitoba Hydro | Natural gas | [1] |
Selkirk Generating Station | 50°8′32″N 96°53′3″W / 50.14222°N 96.88417°W / 50.14222; -96.88417 | 2 | 125 | 1958–2020 | Manitoba Hydro | Natural gas | [1] |
Off-grid
List of all Manitoba Hydro power plants in Manitoba serving loads in communities not connected to the North American power grid.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Date | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Brochet | Brochet | 3 | Manitoba Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Lac Brochet | Lac Brochet | 2 | Manitoba Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Shamattawa | Shamattawa | 3 | Manitoba Hydro | Diesel | [1] | |
Tadoule Lake | Tadoule Lake | 2 | Manitoba Hydro | Diesel | [1] |
See also
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v 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, archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016, retrieved October 18, 2015
- ^ [Manitoba Hydro: Wuskwatim Generating Station http://www.hydro.mb.ca/corporate/facilities/gs_wuskwatim.shtml]
- ^ Algonquin Power, St-Léon, archived from the original on 2010-08-30, retrieved 2010-08-22
- ^ Manitoba Hydro (2011). "St. Joseph Wind Farm". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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