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 Type Ref
Grand Rapids Generating Station1965447953°9′29″N 99°17′33″W / 53.15806°N 99.29250°W / 53.15806; -99.29250 (Grand Rapids)Manitoba HydroSaskatchewan RiverReservoir[1]
Great Falls Dam1922612950°27′47″N 96°0′11″W / 50.46306°N 96.00306°W / 50.46306; -96.00306 (Great Falls)Manitoba HydroWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river[1]
Jenpeg Generating Station1979612254°32′36″N 98°1′36″W / 54.54333°N 98.02667°W / 54.54333; -98.02667 (Jenpeg)Manitoba HydroNelson RiverReservoir[1]
Kelsey Generating Station1957728756°2′21″N 96°31′54″W / 56.03917°N 96.53167°W / 56.03917; -96.53167 (Kelsey)Manitoba HydroNelson RiverReservoir[1]
Kettle Generating Station1970121,22056°23′3″N 94°37′54″W / 56.38417°N 94.63167°W / 56.38417; -94.63167 (Kettle)Manitoba HydroNelson RiverReservoir[1]
Laurie River 1 Generating Station1952310Laurie RiverManitoba HydroLaurie RiverReservoir[1]
Laurie River 2 Generating Station1958310Laurie RiverManitoba HydroLaurie RiverReservoir[1]
Limestone Generating Station1990101,35056°30′25″N 94°6′25″W / 56.50694°N 94.10694°W / 56.50694; -94.10694 (Limestone)Manitoba HydroNelson Riverrun-of-the-river[1]
Long Spruce Generating Station19771098056°24′1″N 94°22′10″W / 56.40028°N 94.36944°W / 56.40028; -94.36944 (Long Spruce)Manitoba HydroNelson Riverrun-of-the-river[1]
McArthur Falls Generating Station195485650°23′51″N 95°59′31″W / 50.39750°N 95.99194°W / 50.39750; -95.99194 (McArthur)Manitoba HydroWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river[1]
Pine Falls Generating Station195268750°34′5″N 96°10′37″W / 50.56806°N 96.17694°W / 50.56806; -96.17694 (Pine Falls)Manitoba HydroWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river[1]
Pointe du Bois Hydroelectric Dam1911167550°18′2″N 95°32′39″W / 50.30056°N 95.54417°W / 50.30056; -95.54417 (Pointe du Bois)Manitoba HydroWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river[1]
Seven Sisters Generating Station1931616550°7′13″N 96°0′44″W / 50.12028°N 96.01222°W / 50.12028; -96.01222 (Seven Sisters)Manitoba HydroWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river[1]
Slave Falls Generating Station193186850°13′21″N 95°34′6″W / 50.22250°N 95.56833°W / 50.22250; -95.56833 (Slave Falls)Manitoba HydroWinnipeg Riverrun-of-the-river[1]
Wuskwatim Generating Station2012321155°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 RiverReservoir[1]

Wind

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
St. Leon Wind Farm200599St. LeonAlgonquin PowerWind[3]
St. Joseph Wind Farm2011138MontcalmPattern EnergyWind[4]

Fossil fuels

Name Date Units Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Brandon Generating Station1958–2002332749°50′44″N 99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W / 49.84556; -99.88778Manitoba HydroCoal / Natural gas[1]
Selkirk Generating Station1958212550°8′32″N 96°53′3″W / 50.14222°N 96.88417°W / 50.14222; -96.88417Manitoba HydroNatural 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
Brochet3BrochetManitoba HydroDiesel[1]
Lac Brochet2Lac BrochetManitoba HydroDiesel[1]
Shamattawa3ShamattawaManitoba HydroDiesel[1]
Tadoule Lake2Tadoule LakeManitoba HydroDiesel[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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