List of generating stations in New Brunswick

Beechwood
Grand Falls
Hargrove
Mactaquac
Milltown
Nepisiguit Falls
Sisson
St. George
Tinker
Tobique Narrows
Point Lepreau
Bayside
Coleson Cove
Belledune
Grand Manan
Millbank
Sainte-Rose
Grandview
Caribou
Edmundston
Lamèque
Kent Hills
Map of all generating stations in New Brunswick

This is a list of electrical generating stations in New Brunswick, Canada.

New Brunswick has a diversified electric supply mix of fuel oil, hydroelectric, nuclear, diesel, coal, natural gas, wind, and biomass power stations. NB Power, the government-owned, integrated public utility is the main power generator in the province. There is a total of 4,284 MW of generation capacity listed here, with 47% of that capacity in the Saint John region in four stations.

Energy Capacity by source in NB

  Fossil Fuel (54.7%)
  Hydro (22.0%)
  Nuclear (15.4%)
  Other Renewables (7.9%)

Non-Renewable

Fossil fuel

List of all power stations using fossil fuel in New Brunswick.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Bayside Power1999290Saint JohnEmeraNatural gas[1][2]
Belledune Generating Station1993467BelleduneNB PowerCoal[3]
Coleson Cove Generating Station1976972Saint JohnNB PowerFuel oil[3]
Grand Manan Generating Station198929Grand MananNB PowerDiesel[3]
Millbank Generating Station1991397MillbankNB PowerDiesel[3]
Sainte-Rose Generating Station199199Sainte-RoseNB PowerDiesel[3]
Grandview Cogeneration Plant200488Saint JohnTransCanadaNatural gas[4]

Nuclear

List of all nuclear power stations in New Brunswick.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station198366045°04′10″N 66°27′20″W / 45.06944°N 66.45556°W / 45.06944; -66.45556 (Point Lepreau)NB PowerNuclear[3]

Renewable

Hydro

List of all hydroelectric generating stations in New Brunswick.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner River Ref
Beechwood Generating Station196211246°32′32″N 67°40′09″W / 46.542253°N 67.669276°W / 46.542253; -67.669276 (Beechwood Generating Station)NB PowerSaint John River[3]
Grand Falls Generating Station19316647°03′00″N 67°44′33″W / 47.0500811°N 67.7425575°W / 47.0500811; -67.7425575 (Grand Falls Generating Station)NB PowerSaint John River[3]
Hargrove Dam1962346°31′02″N 67°35′45″W / 46.517212°N 67.595713°W / 46.517212; -67.595713 (Hargrove Dam)Hargrove HydroMonquart River
Mactaquac Generating Station1965-196866845°57′18″N 66°52′03″W / 45.954969°N 66.867514°W / 45.954969; -66.867514 (Mactaquac Generating Station)NB PowerSaint John River[3]
Madawaska Hydro-Dam Fraser Plant19175.3EdmundstonEdmundston EnergyMadawaska River[5][6]
Milltown Generating Station1900's345°10′32″N 67°17′34″W / 45.175426°N 67.292895°W / 45.175426; -67.292895 (Milltown Generating Station)NB PowerSt. Croix River[3][7]
Nepisiguit Falls Generating Station1921-19291147°24′17″N 65°47′36″W / 47.4047977°N 65.7932138°W / 47.4047977; -65.7932138 (Nepisiguit Falls Generating Station)NB PowerNepisiguit River[3][7]
Second Falls Dam19113.2EdmundstonEdmundston EnergyGreen River[6]
Sisson Generating Station1928-1969947°16′03″N 67°14′49″W / 47.267621°N 67.246891°W / 47.267621; -67.246891 (Sisson Generating Station)NB PowerTobique River[3][7]
St. George Dam1900s1545°07′41″N 66°49′44″W / 45.128158°N 66.828844°W / 45.128158; -66.828844 (St. George Dam)St. George PowerMagaguadavic River[8][9]
Tinker Dam192334.546°48′35″N 67°46′00″W / 46.8098266°N 67.7665365°W / 46.8098266; -67.7665365 (Tinker Dam)Algonquin PowerAroostook River[10][11]
Tobique Narrows Generating Station1951-19532046°46′49″N 67°41′42″W / 46.780339°N 67.695089°W / 46.780339; -67.695089 (Tobique Narrows Generating Station)NB PowerTobique River[3]

Other renewables

List of all wind farms and biomass power plants in New Brunswick.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Caribou Wind Park20099970 km west of BathurstSuez Renewable EnergyWind[3][12]
Edmundston Pulp Mill38EdmundstonFraser PapersBiomass[13]
Lamèque Wind Power Project201145Lamèque IslandACCIONA EnergyWind[14]
Kent Hills Wind Farm2008, 2010150Riverside-AlbertTransAltaWind[15]

Notes and references

Notes'

    References'

    1. ↑ Emera, Emera Energy - Combined Cycle, retrieved 2014-01-08
    2. ↑ Emera Energy - News Release, retrieved 2014-01-08
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NB Power, System Map, archived from the original on 2008-12-22, retrieved 2014-01-08
    4. ↑ TransCanada, Grandview Cogeneration Plant (PDF), retrieved 2014-01-08
    5. ↑ Edmundston - Energy, retrieved 2014-01-09
    6. 1 2 Edmundston Energy - A Century of Progress, retrieved 2014-01-09
    7. 1 2 3 "NB Power - Hydro Tour". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
    8. ↑ "St George Dam". CARMA. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
    9. ↑ "A steady stream of sustainable energy". J.D. Irving. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
    10. ↑ Algonquin Power (13 January 2010), Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announces Completion Of Acquisition Of 36.8 MW Of Hydroelectric Generation Assets, retrieved 2010-08-25
    11. ↑ Algonquin Power Assets, 2014-01-08
    12. ↑ Bringing Clean Energy to New Brunswick (PDF), retrieved 2014-01-08
    13. ↑ Twin Rivers - Edmundston Pulp Mill, retrieved 2014-01-08
    14. ↑ "The Maritime Energy Association - New Brunswick". Retrieved 2014-01-09.
    15. ↑ TransAlta, Kent Hills, retrieved 2014-01-08

    See also

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