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Largest power plants in Canada by capacity

The biggest power plants in Canada ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#PlantFuelCountryMW
1Robert-BourassaHydroCanada5,616
2Churchill FallsHydroCanada5,428
3DarlingtonNuclearCanada3,736
4Bruce BNuclearCanada3,390
5Bruce ANuclearCanada3,220
6La Grande-4HydroCanada2,779
7MicaHydroCanada2,746
8G.M. ShrumHydroCanada2,730
9RevelstokeHydroCanada2,480
10La Grande-3HydroCanada2,417
11Whitemud nuclear power plantNuclearCanada2,200
12Pickering BNuclearCanada2,160
13SundanceCoalCanada2,141
14Alberta Sundance power stationGasCanada2,121
15La Grande-2-AHydroCanada2,106
16LennoxGasCanada2,100
17Lambton power stationCoalCanada2,000
18Saskatchewan nuclear power plantNuclearCanada2,000
19BeauharnoisHydroCanada1,912
20Greenlight Electricity CentreGasCanada1,864
21GeneseeCoalCanada1,857
22Manic-5HydroCanada1,596
23Beacon AI Centers Indus ProjectGasCanada1,504
24Genesee Data Centre Project power stationGasCanada1,500
25Sir Adam Beck 2HydroCanada1,499
26La Grande-1HydroCanada1,436
27LimestoneHydroCanada1,350
28René-Lévesque (Manic-3)HydroCanada1,326
29KeephillsCoalCanada1,253
30KettleHydroCanada1,253
31Jean-Lesage (Manic-2)HydroCanada1,229
32Wonder Valley power stationGasCanada1,200
33Bersimis-1HydroCanada1,178
34ShipshawHydroCanada1,145
35Pickering ANuclearCanada1,084
36Manic-5-PAHydroCanada1,064
37Coleson CoveOilCanada1,050
38Robert H SaundersHydroCanada1,045
39Greenfield Energy CentreGasCanada1,038
40Outardes-3HydroCanada1,026
41Long SpruceHydroCanada1,010
42Bow City power stationCoalCanada1,000
43BurrardGasCanada950
44Gentilly nuclear power plantNuclearCanada941
45Beacon Data Centers Heartland ProjectGasCanada920
46GorewayGasCanada915
47KemanoHydroCanada896
48Sainte-Marguerite-3HydroCanada882
49ShepardGasCanada881
50Laforge-1HydroCanada878
51Bersimis-2HydroCanada845
52Chute-des-PassesHydroCanada833
53Seven MileHydroCanada805
54Outardes-4HydroCanada785
55SheernessCoalCanada780
56Eastmain-1-AHydroCanada768
57CarillonHydroCanada753
58Mihta Askiy Data Center Project power stationGasCanada710
59Point LepreauNuclearCanada705
60Peace CanyonHydroCanada694
61Halton HillsGasCanada683
62Boundary DamCoalCanada672
63MactaquacHydroCanada660
64Romaine-2HydroCanada640
65Queen ElizabethGasCanada634
66LinganCoalCanada632.8
67Poplar RiverCoalCanada630
68Alberta nuclear power plantNuclearCanada630
69PortlandsGasCanada624
70Bay D'espoirHydroCanada604
71Eastern Power Hydrogen Ready Power Plant ProjectGasCanada600
72St. ClairGasCanada584
73Brighton BeachGasCanada580
74Kootenay CanalHydroCanada580
75Battle RiverCoalCanada540
76Wabamun power stationCoalCanada537
77ToulnustoucHydroCanada526
78Outardes-2HydroCanada523
79BécancourGasCanada507
80Tufts CoveGasCanada500
81Centre Village RIGS power stationGasCanada500
82York Energy CentreGasCanada494
83BelleduneCoalCanada490
84HolyroodOilCanada490
85WanetaHydroCanada490
86Eastmain-1HydroCanada480
87JoffreGasCanada480
88Grand RapidsHydroCanada479
89BrisayHydroCanada469
90Flipi Gas Fired Power Generation ProjectGasCanada460
91H R MilnerCoalCanada450
92Isle-MaligneHydroCanada448
93Sir Adam Beck 1HydroCanada446
94TransAlta Sarnia CogenerationGasCanada444
95Des-JoachimsHydroCanada429
96Bécancour (HQ)GasCanada412
97MillbankOilCanada400
98Prairie Lights power projectGasCanada400
99BrandonGasCanada385
100PéribonkaHydroCanada385
101Aspen Power StationGasCanada370
102Great Plains power stationGasCanada370
103Poplar CreekGasCanada360
104BrazeauHydroCanada355
105Chinook Swift power stationGasCanada353
106Abitibi CanyonHydroCanada349
107Alsike power plantGasCanada340
108Gilby power plantGasCanada340
109Myers power plantGasCanada340
110Waneta ExpansionHydroCanada335
111Calgary Energy CentreGasCanada320
112Thunder Bay power stationCoalCanada320
113Laforge-2HydroCanada319
114KelseyHydroCanada316
115TrentonCoalCanada310
116Chute-du-DiableHydroCanada305.8
117TrencheHydroCanada302
118Lac-AlfredWindCanada300
119ShandCoalCanada300
120Frog Lake First Nation NET power stationGasCanada300
121Green Electron power stationGasCanada300
122IESO Nova Scotia Marshdale Power StationGasCanada300
123IESO Salt Springs Power StationGasCanada300
124Saskatchewan SMR nuclear power plantNuclearCanada300
125Blackspring RidgeWindCanada298.8
126Bridge River 2HydroCanada298
127La TuqueHydroCanada294
128Bayside PowerGasCanada290
129E B CampbellHydroCanada289
130Thorold CGSGasCanada285
131Island GenerationGasCanada275
132Lower NotchHydroCanada274
133BeaumontHydroCanada270
134K2 WindWindCanada270
135Romaine-1HydroCanada270
136South KentWindCanada270
137Smoky FallsHydroCanada267
138North BattlefordGasCanada260
139Chute-à-la-SavaneHydroCanada258
140NipawinHydroCanada255
141Clover BarGasCanada250
142Vogtech St. Clair power stationGasCanada250
143Cory CogenerationGasCanada249
144Otto HoldenHydroCanada243
145WellsHydroCanada239
146McCormickHydroCanada235
147KiplingHydroCanada230
148Rocher-de-Grand-MèreHydroCanada230
149West Lincoln Niagara Region Wind FarmWindCanada230
150Meridian CogenerationGasCanada228
151Twin Falls (Iron Ore)HydroCanada225
152Chute-à-CaronHydroCanada224
153HarmonHydroCanada219
154PauganHydroCanada216
155Atikokan-G1BiomassCanada215
156Wreck CoveHydroCanada212
157WuskwatimHydroCanada210
158Rapide-BlancHydroCanada204
159Muskeg RiverGasCanada202
160Little LongHydroCanada200
161Rivière du Moulin 2WindCanada200
162Shawinigan-2HydroCanada200
163Caroline Carbon Capture Power ComplexGasCanada200
164Wolfe IslandWindCanada197.8
165Forrest KerrHydroCanada195
166Shawinigan-3HydroCanada194
167Chats Fall / Chute-des-ChatsHydroCanada192
168PrinceWindCanada189
169Coteau CreekHydroCanada186
170Arrow LakesHydroCanada185
171Manic-1HydroCanada184
172Otter RapidsHydroCanada182
173StewartvilleHydroCanada182
174UnderwoodWindCanada181.5
175ArmowWindCanada180
176Bridge River 1HydroCanada180
177Seven SistersHydroCanada180
178Goldboro LNG power stationGasCanada180
179Meikle WindWindCanada179
180Barrett ChuteHydroCanada176
181Rapides-des-ÎlesHydroCanada176
182JenpegHydroCanada174
183Sir Adam Beck PumpHydroCanada174
184Christina LakeGasCanada170
185Firebag 3GasCanada170
186Jordan RiverHydroCanada170
187MahkesesGasCanada170
188Mountain ChuteHydroCanada170
189NabiyeGasCanada170
190Scotford (Shell)GasCanada170
191Clairmont power plantGasCanada170
192Lewis Oil Sands Project power stationGasCanada170
193Comber East / WestWindCanada165.6
194MacKay RiverGasCanada165
195Point AconiCoalCanada165
196Aubrey FallsHydroCanada162
197AuroraGasCanada160
198Firebag 4GasCanada160
199CheakamusHydroCanada158
200CardinalGasCanada156.3
201ChelseaHydroCanada152
202CentennialWindCanada150
203Kent Hills 1 / 2WindCanada150
204Massif du SudWindCanada150
205Mesgi'g Ugju's'nWindCanada150
206Point TupperCoalCanada150
207Rivière du Moulin 1WindCanada150
208SarcelleHydroCanada150
209HalkirkWindCanada149.4
210Grand Renewable Energy ParkWindCanada149
211JerichoWindCanada149
212East TobaHydroCanada147
213Pine PortageHydroCanada145
214ChenauxHydroCanada144
215Decew Falls 2HydroCanada144
216DokieWindCanada144
217Quality WindWindCanada142.2
218Seigneurie de Beaupré 3WindCanada140.6
219BrilliantHydroCanada140
220Destec - KingstonGasCanada140
221Le Plateau 1WindCanada138.6
222St. JosephWindCanada138
223YellowheadGasCanada138
224Des Moulins IWindCanada135.7
225Thunderbay G3BiomassCanada135
226Jardin d'ÉoleWindCanada133.3
227BurnsideOilCanada132
228Kirkland G1-G5GasCanada132
229Melancthon IIWindCanada132
230SelkirkGasCanada132
231Seigneurie de Beaupré 2WindCanada131.2
232La GabelleHydroCanada131
233Première-ChuteHydroCanada131
234Gryphon Digital power stationGasCanada130
235Deer LakeHydroCanada129
236Great FallsHydroCanada129
237Cat ArmHydroCanada127
238John HartHydroCanada126
239AlPac BoyleBiomassCanada125
240SummerhavenWindCanada124.4
241West WindsorGasCanada122.8
242MississaugaGasCanada122
243BalzacGasCanada120
244BighornHydroCanada120
245Brilliant Expansion 1HydroCanada120
246CavalierGasCanada120
247Crossfield Energy CentreGasCanada120
248Iroquois FallsGasCanada120
249McMahon CogenerationGasCanada120
250St. Léon 1 / 2WindCanada120
251Fort Saskatchewan (TransAlta)GasCanada118
252BeechwoodHydroCanada113
253Les CèdresHydroCanada113
254Howe Sound Pulp & Paper CorpBiomassCanada112
255SprayHydroCanada112
256Gros-Morne IIWindCanada111
257Island Falls (Sk)HydroCanada111
258CarletonWindCanada110
259Lake SuperiorGasCanada110
260Baie-des-SablesWindCanada109.5
261Charlottetown Thermal Generating StationOilCanada109
262High Falls (Lièvre)HydroCanada109
263Rapides-des-QuinzeHydroCanada109
264MassonHydroCanada105
265RuskinHydroCanada105
266Grande Prairie generating stationGasCanada105
267Port Dover / NanticokeWindCanada104.4
268FirebagGasCanada104
269Rapides-FarmerHydroCanada104
270Horizon (CNRL)GasCanada103
271GoshenWindCanada102.4
272Bear MountainWindCanada102
273South CanoeWindCanada102
274MontérégieWindCanada101.2
275Port AlmaWindCanada101.2
276ChathamWindCanada101
277Vents du KemptWindCanada101
278Bitdeer power stationGasCanada101
279Gros Morne IWindCanada100.5
280Cedar PointWindCanada100
281De l'ÉrableWindCanada100
282Grand Renewable Energy ParkSolarCanada100
283KearlGasCanada100
284L'Anse-à-ValleauWindCanada100
285Mont-LouisWindCanada100
286Sol-Luce KingstonSolarCanada100
287ValleyviewGasCanada100
288Bear Creek cogeneration power stationGasCanada100
289Convergence Compute power stationGasCanada100
290Sainte Rose power stationOilCanada100
291Grand BendWindCanada99.3
292Cape ScottWindCanada99
293CaribouWindCanada99
294East Lake St. ClairWindCanada99
295Erie ShoresWindCanada99
296ErieauWindCanada99
297GreenwichWindCanada98.9
298TalbotWindCanada98.9
299BrandonCoalCanada98
300Cameron Falls - OPGHydroCanada92
301Caribou FallsHydroCanada92
302East Windsor CogenerationGasCanada92
303ErmineGasCanada92
304DufferinWindCanada91.4
305Stave FallsHydroCanada91
306GTAA CogenerationGasCanada90
307Gold RiverBiomassCanada90
308GrandviewGasCanada90
309Pine FallsHydroCanada90
310Rainbow Lake BGasCanada90
311Sarnia Refinery power stationGasCanada90
312Rainbow Lake AGasCanada88
313Wintering HillsWindCanada88
314Spy HillGasCanada86
315AuroraGasCanada85
316Northern PrairieGasCanada85
317PrimroseGasCanada85
318Meadow Creek East cogeneration stationGasCanada85
319Meadow Creek West cogeneration stationGasCanada85
320Upper SalmonHydroCanada84
321ArnpriorHydroCanada82
322Ghost PineWindCanada81.6
323Upper Lillooet RiverHydroCanada81.4
324TaberWindCanada81
325CarselandGasCanada80
326Foster CreekGasCanada80
327Saint-Robert-BellarminWindCanada80
328Scotford Air LiquideGasCanada80
329West Cape 2WindCanada79.2
330LandisGasCanada78
331Pointe du BoisHydroCanada78
332RaleighWindCanada78
333Zellstoff Celgar MillBiomassCanada78
334Domtar Pulp Mill (Kamloops)BiomassCanada76
335Rapide-des-CœursHydroCanada76
336RipleyWindCanada76
337Castle Rock RidgeWindCanada75.9
338Grand FallsHydroCanada75
339Hinds LakeHydroCanada75
340McBride LakeWindCanada75
341RoncevauxWindCanada75
342Mont RotheryWindCanada74
343BornishWindCanada73
344MontroseHydroCanada73
345Fort Nelson generating stationGasCanada73
346Manitou FallsHydroCanada72
347Slave FallsHydroCanada72
348Windsor CogenerationGasCanada72
349SoderglenWindCanada70.5
350Summerview 1WindCanada70.2
351Suncor Utility PlantGasCanada70
352AlexanderHydroCanada69
353ArdenvilleWindCanada69
354New RichmondWindCanada68
355Ottawa Health Sciences CentreGasCanada68
356StrathconaHydroCanada68
357Whitedog FallsHydroCanada68
358Williams LakeBiomassCanada68
359Seigneurie de Beaupré 4WindCanada67.9
360Melancthon IWindCanada67.5
361Grand-MèreHydroCanada67
362Rapide-2HydroCanada67
363Rapide-7HydroCanada67
364Blue TrailWindCanada66
365Cap-aux-MeulesOilCanada66
366Grand Falls / Grand SaultHydroCanada66
367McLymont CreekHydroCanada66
368Summerview 2WindCanada66
369Victoria JunctionOilCanada66
370Upper BonningtonHydroCanada65
371Stelco Lake Erie cogeneration plantGasCanada65
372Algoma CogenerationGasCanada63
373Jim-GrayHydroCanada63
374Northwood Green PowerBiomassCanada63
375WahleachHydroCanada63
376Thunder Bay Condensing TurbineBiomassCanada62.4
377Chute-AllardHydroCanada62
378Glen DhuWindCanada62
379Jimmie Creek (Upper Toba Valley)HydroCanada62
380MacKayHydroCanada62
381BrysonHydroCanada61
382Cariboo Pulp & Paper CompanyBiomassCanada61
383McLean's MountainWindCanada60
384McarthurHydroCanada60
385Port HawkesburyBiomassCanada60
386Prince George Pulp and Paper MillBiomassCanada60
387Sarnia 2SolarCanada60
388Grand Lake power stationCoalCanada60
389AdelaideWindCanada59.9
390BluewaterWindCanada59.2
391Lake Buntzen 1HydroCanada59
392Montagne-SècheWindCanada58.5
393Tembec Témiscaming 1-2BiomassCanada58.1
394Bow LakeWindCanada58
395MamquamHydroCanada58
396Le Nordais (Phase 1 - Cap Chat)WindCanada56.3
397HarmacBiomassCanada55
398MercierHydroCanada55
399Murdock-WilsonHydroCanada55
400Medicine Hat power stationGasCanada55
401GhostHydroCanada54
402HardwoodsGasCanada54
403Kettles HillWindCanada54
404Lower BonningtonHydroCanada54
405LoyalistSolarCanada54
406Mont CopperWindCanada54
407Mont MillerWindCanada54
408Rivière-des-PrairiesHydroCanada54
409South SlocanHydroCanada54
410StephenvilleGasCanada54
411ClergueHydroCanada52
412Hinton PulpBiomassCanada52
413Témiscouata 2WindCanada51.7
414Corra LinnHydroCanada51
415Dalhousie MountainWindCanada51
416GosfieldWindCanada51
417Hart-JauneHydroCanada51
418Silver FallsHydroCanada51
419SkookumchukBiomassCanada51
420Nuttby MountainWindCanada50.6
421Charlottetown Thermal Generating StationOilCanada50
422Dupont MaitlandGasCanada50
423RundleHydroCanada50
424Southgate SolarSolarCanada50
425WhatshanHydroCanada50
426WhitbyGasCanada50
427Windsor Airport SFSolarCanada50
428Ashlu CreekHydroCanada49.9
429Kwoiek CreekHydroCanada49.9
430Rutherford CreekHydroCanada49.9
431Pointes aux RochesWindCanada48.6
432Powell RiverBiomassCanada48
433SetonHydroCanada48
434Weyerhaeuser Grande PrairieBiomassCanada48
435AguasabonHydroCanada47
436AndrewsHydroCanada47
437Ladore FallsHydroCanada47
438Old Man 2WindCanada46
439RaynerHydroCanada46
440DunfordHydroCanada45
441Kokish RiverHydroCanada45
442LamequeWindCanada45
443Pingston CreekHydroCanada45
444SSM 2/3SolarCanada45
445Castle RiverWindCanada44
446Island Falls (H2O)HydroCanada44
447NanticokeSolarCanada44
448Le Nordais 2 (Matane)WindCanada42.8
449Saint-Félicien (Fibrek)BiomassCanada42.7
450MiramichiBiomassCanada42
451Granite CanalHydroCanada41
452Red Rock FallsHydroCanada41
453Big Silver CreekHydroCanada40.6
454DufferinHydroCanada40.6
455MagpieHydroCanada40.6
456Grand Valley IIIWindCanada40.1
457Adelaide (Suncor)WindCanada40
458HarrowWindCanada40
459Thames River IWindCanada40
460WhitehorseHydroCanada40
461Kingsbridge 1WindCanada39.6
462Twin RiversBiomassCanada39
463CalstockBiomassCanada38
464Catalyst Paper CroftonBiomassCanada38
465Powell LakeHydroCanada38
466S.P.C.HydroCanada38
467AishihikHydroCanada37
468Lois LakeHydroCanada37
469TinkerHydroCanada36.8
470CascadeHydroCanada36
471MacKenzie Conifex Green EnergyBiomassCanada36
472SenneterreBiomassCanada35
473StardaleSolarCanada33.2
474ClowhomHydroCanada33
475Miller CreekHydroCanada33
476St. ColumbanWindCanada33
477Upper Stave RiverHydroCanada33
478Intercon Pulp MillBiomassCanada32
479Long LakeHydroCanada32
480Oldman RiverHydroCanada32
481Amherst IWindCanada31.5
482Pubnico Point 1 / 2WindCanada30.6
483Sainte-Marguerite-1-1aHydroCanada30.5
484Brooklyn Energy CentreBiomassCanada30
485Chin ChuteWindCanada30
486DigbyWindCanada30
487Domtar - WindsorBiomassCanada30
488Eastern KingsWindCanada30
489Hermanville / ClearspringWindCanada30
490Iroquois FallsHydroCanada30
491MagrathWindCanada30
492Peace River PulpBiomassCanada30
493South BranchWindCanada30
494Saint JohnBiomassCanada29.7
495Bull CreekWindCanada29
496Chute-HemmingsHydroCanada29
497Lac Seul / Ear FallsHydroCanada29
498Ash RiverHydroCanada28
499ChapaisBiomassCanada28
500Peter Sutherlan Sr.HydroCanada28

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in largest power plants in canada by capacity?

Robert-Bourassa (Canada) ranks #1 with 5,616 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 500 power plants in Canada.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Robert-Bourassa (5,616); 2. Churchill Falls (5,428); 3. Darlington (3,736).