List of generating stations in the Northwest Territories

This is a list of electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Although the territory is not connected to the North American power grid, there are two electric networks operating in the province, the first one in the Yellowknife area and the other in Fort Smith. In most communities, loads are served by local diesel generators. The government-owned Northwest Territories Power Corporation is in charge of power generation.

Hydroelectric

List of all hydroelectric generating stations in the Northwest Territories.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Bluefish Hydro7.5YellowknifeNTPCHydro[1]
Snare Cascades4.3Snare RiverNTPCHydro[1]
Snare Falls7.5Snare RiverNTPCHydro[1]
Snare Forks9.15Snare RiverNTPCHydro[1]
Snare Rapids8.5Snare RiverNTPCHydro[1]
Taltson Hydro18Fort SmithNTPCHydro[1]

Fossil fuel

List of all fossil fuel electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories.

Name Date Capacity (MW) Location Owner Type Ref
Aklavik1.28AklavikNTPCDiesel[1]
Behchokö1.35BehchoköNTPCDiesel[1]
Buffalo Junction0.1Buffalo JunctionNTPCDiesel[1]
Colville Lake0.25Colville LakeNTPCDiesel[1]
Deline1.14DelineNTPCDiesel[1]
Fort Good Hope1.23Fort Good HopeNTPCDiesel[1]
Fort Liard1.32Fort LiardNTPCDiesel[1]
Fort McPherson1.825Fort McPhersonNTPCDiesel[1]
Fort Resolution0.6Fort ResolutionNTPCDiesel[1]
Fort Simpson3.21Fort SimpsonNTPCDiesel[1]
Fort Smith6Fort SmithNTPCDiesel[1]
Gameti0.61GametiNTPCDiesel[1]
Inuvik (Gas)7.7Inuvik (Gas)NTPCNatural gas[1]
Inuvik (Diesel)6.06Inuvik (Diesel)NTPCDiesel[1]
Jean Marie River0.23Jean Marie RiverNTPCDiesel[1]
Lutsel K'e0.82Lutsel K'eNTPCDiesel[1]
Nahanni Butte0.245Nahanni ButteNTPCDiesel[1]
Norman Wells2.12Norman WellsNTPCDiesel[1]
Paulatuk0.84PaulatukNTPCDiesel[1]
Sachs Harbour0.795Sachs HarbourNTPCDiesel[1]
Taltson Diesel0.3Fort SmithNTPCDiesel[1]
Tsiigehtchic0.5TsiigehtchicNTPCDiesel[1]
Tuktoyaktuk2.505TuktoyaktukNTPCDiesel[1]
Tulita1.1TulitaNTPCDiesel[1]
Ulukhaktok1.16UlukhaktokNTPCDiesel[1]
Whati0.975WhatiNTPCDiesel[1]
Wrigley0.781WrigleyNTPCDiesel[1]
Yellowknife (Jackfish Lake)27.66YellowknifeNTPCDiesel[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Northwest Territories Power Corporation, Power Generation in Your Community, archived from the original on 2009-03-21, retrieved 2010-08-27

See also

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