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]
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] |
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 | 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 | 2 | 125 | 1958–2020 | Manitoba Hydro | Natural gas | [1] |
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] |
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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Leon Wind Farm | St. Leon | 99 | 2005 | Algonquin Power | [3] |
St. Joseph Wind Farm | Montcalm | 138 | 2011 | Pattern Energy | [4] |
Name | Location | Units | Capacity ( MW) | Date | Owner | Type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Generating Station | 49°50′44″N 99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W | 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 | 2 | 125 | 1958–2020 | Manitoba Hydro | Natural gas | [1] |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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] |