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Largest power plants in Quebec, Canada by capacity

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

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Robert-Bourassa	Hydro	Canada	5,616
2	La Grande-4	Hydro	Canada	2,779
3	La Grande-3	Hydro	Canada	2,417
4	La Grande-2-A	Hydro	Canada	2,106
5	Beauharnois	Hydro	Canada	1,912
6	Manic-5	Hydro	Canada	1,596
7	La Grande-1	Hydro	Canada	1,436
8	René-Lévesque (Manic-3)	Hydro	Canada	1,326
9	Jean-Lesage (Manic-2)	Hydro	Canada	1,229
10	Bersimis-1	Hydro	Canada	1,178
11	Shipshaw	Hydro	Canada	1,145
12	Manic-5-PA	Hydro	Canada	1,064
13	Outardes-3	Hydro	Canada	1,026
14	Sainte-Marguerite-3	Hydro	Canada	882
15	Laforge-1	Hydro	Canada	878
16	Bersimis-2	Hydro	Canada	845
17	Chute-des-Passes	Hydro	Canada	833
18	Outardes-4	Hydro	Canada	785
19	Eastmain-1-A	Hydro	Canada	768
20	Carillon	Hydro	Canada	753
21	Romaine-2	Hydro	Canada	640
22	Toulnustouc	Hydro	Canada	526
23	Outardes-2	Hydro	Canada	523
24	Bécancour	Gas	Canada	507
25	Belledune	Coal	Canada	490
26	Eastmain-1	Hydro	Canada	480
27	Brisay	Hydro	Canada	469
28	Isle-Maligne	Hydro	Canada	448
29	Bécancour (HQ)	Gas	Canada	412
30	Péribonka	Hydro	Canada	385
31	Laforge-2	Hydro	Canada	319
32	Chute-du-Diable	Hydro	Canada	305.8
33	Trenche	Hydro	Canada	302
34	Lac-Alfred	Wind	Canada	300
35	La Tuque	Hydro	Canada	294
36	Lower Notch	Hydro	Canada	274
37	Beaumont	Hydro	Canada	270
38	Romaine-1	Hydro	Canada	270
39	Chute-à-la-Savane	Hydro	Canada	258
40	McCormick	Hydro	Canada	235
41	Rocher-de-Grand-Mère	Hydro	Canada	230
42	Chute-à-Caron	Hydro	Canada	224
43	Paugan	Hydro	Canada	216
44	Rapide-Blanc	Hydro	Canada	204
45	Rivière du Moulin 2	Wind	Canada	200
46	Shawinigan-2	Hydro	Canada	200
47	Shawinigan-3	Hydro	Canada	194
48	Manic-1	Hydro	Canada	184
49	Rapides-des-Îles	Hydro	Canada	176
50	Chelsea	Hydro	Canada	152
51	Massif du Sud	Wind	Canada	150
52	Rivière du Moulin 1	Wind	Canada	150
53	Sarcelle	Hydro	Canada	150
54	Seigneurie de Beaupré 3	Wind	Canada	140.6
55	Le Plateau 1	Wind	Canada	138.6
56	Des Moulins I	Wind	Canada	135.7
57	Jardin d'Éole	Wind	Canada	133.3
58	Seigneurie de Beaupré 2	Wind	Canada	131.2
59	La Gabelle	Hydro	Canada	131
60	Première-Chute	Hydro	Canada	131
61	Les Cèdres	Hydro	Canada	113
62	Gros-Morne II	Wind	Canada	111
63	Carleton	Wind	Canada	110
64	Baie-des-Sables	Wind	Canada	109.5
65	High Falls (Lièvre)	Hydro	Canada	109
66	Rapides-des-Quinze	Hydro	Canada	109
67	Rapides-Farmer	Hydro	Canada	104
68	Montérégie	Wind	Canada	101.2
69	Vents du Kempt	Wind	Canada	101
70	Gros Morne I	Wind	Canada	100.5
71	De l'Érable	Wind	Canada	100
72	L'Anse-à-Valleau	Wind	Canada	100
73	Mont-Louis	Wind	Canada	100
74	Saint-Robert-Bellarmin	Wind	Canada	80
75	Rapide-des-Cœurs	Hydro	Canada	76
76	Roncevaux	Wind	Canada	75
77	Mont Rothery	Wind	Canada	74
78	New Richmond	Wind	Canada	68
79	Seigneurie de Beaupré 4	Wind	Canada	67.9
80	Grand-Mère	Hydro	Canada	67
81	Rapide-2	Hydro	Canada	67
82	Rapide-7	Hydro	Canada	67
83	Jim-Gray	Hydro	Canada	63
84	Chute-Allard	Hydro	Canada	62
85	Bryson	Hydro	Canada	61
86	Montagne-Sèche	Wind	Canada	58.5
87	Tembec Témiscaming 1-2	Biomass	Canada	58.1
88	Le Nordais (Phase 1 - Cap Chat)	Wind	Canada	56.3
89	Mercier	Hydro	Canada	55
90	Murdock-Wilson	Hydro	Canada	55
91	Mont Copper	Wind	Canada	54
92	Mont Miller	Wind	Canada	54
93	Rivière-des-Prairies	Hydro	Canada	54
94	Témiscouata 2	Wind	Canada	51.7
95	Hart-Jaune	Hydro	Canada	51
96	Le Nordais 2 (Matane)	Wind	Canada	42.8
97	Saint-Félicien (Fibrek)	Biomass	Canada	42.7
98	Magpie	Hydro	Canada	40.6
99	S.P.C.	Hydro	Canada	38
100	Senneterre	Biomass	Canada	35
101	Sainte-Marguerite-1-1a	Hydro	Canada	30.5
102	Domtar - Windsor	Biomass	Canada	30
103	Chute-Hemmings	Hydro	Canada	29
104	Chapais	Biomass	Canada	28
105	Dolbeau	Biomass	Canada	26.5
106	Brompton Biomass Cogeneration	Biomass	Canada	26
107	Centrale de La Courbe du Sault	Hydro	Canada	25
108	Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Hydro	Canada	25
109	La Mitis	Wind	Canada	25
110	Pierre-De Saurel	Wind	Canada	25
111	Viger-Denonville	Wind	Canada	25
112	Le Granit	Wind	Canada	24.6
113	Frampton	Wind	Canada	24
114	Saint-Damase	Wind	Canada	24
115	Saint-Philémon	Wind	Canada	24
116	Sainte-Marguerite-2	Hydro	Canada	24
117	Thurso 1-2	Biomass	Canada	24
118	Côte-de-Beaupré	Wind	Canada	23.5
119	Témiscouata 1	Wind	Canada	23.5
120	Centrale Hydro-Canyon Saint-Joachim	Hydro	Canada	23.2
121	Sept-Chutes	Hydro	Canada	22
122	Lac-Robertson	Hydro	Canada	21.6
123	Des Moulins II	Wind	Canada	21.2
124	Le Plateau 2	Wind	Canada	21.2
125	Société de Cogénération Saint-Félicien	Biomass	Canada	21
126	Bésy	Hydro	Canada	18.4
127	Joey-Tanenbaum	Hydro	Canada	17
128	Centrale Val-Jalbert	Hydro	Canada	16
129	Drummondville	Hydro	Canada	16
130	Gatineau (Bowater)	Biomass	Canada	15
131	Saint-Narcisse	Hydro	Canada	15
132	Chute-aux-Galets	Hydro	Canada	13.6
133	Minashtuk	Hydro	Canada	12.1
134	Portneuf-2 (Chute Phillias)	Hydro	Canada	11.7
135	W.R. Beatty	Hydro	Canada	11.7
136	Côte-Sainte-Catherine-1-2-3	Hydro	Canada	11.1
137	Chutes-à-Gorry	Hydro	Canada	10.8
138	Barrage-Larocque	Hydro	Canada	10.6
139	Alfred	Solar	Canada	10
140	Lachute LFG	Biomass	Canada	10
141	Longueil TS Malbouef	Solar	Canada	10
142	Matabitchuan	Hydro	Canada	10
143	Chutes à Thompson	Hydro	Canada	9.9
144	St-Thomas	Biomass	Canada	9.4
145	Rapides-des-Cèdres	Hydro	Canada	9.3
146	Portneuf-3 (Les Crans Serrés)	Hydro	Canada	8.7
147	McDougall	Hydro	Canada	8.6
148	Chicoutimi	Hydro	Canada	8.2
149	Saint-Alban	Hydro	Canada	8.2
150	Pont-Arnaud	Hydro	Canada	8
151	Centrale Lefrançois	Hydro	Canada	7.9
152	Saint-Nicéphore LFG	Biomass	Canada	7.6
153	Portneuf-1 (Chute du 4 Milles)	Hydro	Canada	7.5
154	Adam-Cunningham	Hydro	Canada	7
155	Béarn Sawmill	Biomass	Canada	7
156	RSP-2	Hydro	Canada	6.5
157	Mitis-1	Hydro	Canada	6
158	Jean-Guérin	Hydro	Canada	5.9
159	Saint-Lambert	Hydro	Canada	5.8
160	SEC Windsor	Hydro	Canada	5.7
161	Chute Garneau	Hydro	Canada	5.3
162	RSP-3	Hydro	Canada	5.3
163	Thibaudeau-Ricard	Hydro	Canada	5.3
164	Glenford	Hydro	Canada	5
165	Jonquière	Hydro	Canada	4.9
166	Ayers-1	Hydro	Canada	4.8
167	Bird-1-2	Hydro	Canada	4.8
168	Donnacona	Hydro	Canada	4.8
169	Jonquière 1	Hydro	Canada	4.5
170	Weedon	Hydro	Canada	4.5
171	Westbury	Hydro	Canada	4.3
172	Marches-Naturelles	Hydro	Canada	4.2
173	Petites-Bergeronnes	Hydro	Canada	4.2
174	Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults	Hydro	Canada	4.2
175	Site Nordique	Wind	Canada	4.1
176	Lachenaie Landfill	Biomass	Canada	4
177	Mitis-2	Hydro	Canada	4
178	Rimouski (La Pulpe)	Hydro	Canada	3.7
179	Saint-Raphaël	Hydro	Canada	3.5
180	Haute-Yamaska-Roland Thibault Cogeneration	Biomass	Canada	3
181	Fraser	Hydro	Canada	2.9
182	Rock Forest	Hydro	Canada	2.9
183	Daniel-Larocque (Mont-Laurier)	Hydro	Canada	2.7
184	Rivière-du-Loup	Hydro	Canada	2.6
185	Rawdon	Hydro	Canada	2.5
186	Robert O. Pickard	Biomass	Canada	2.4
187	East Angus	Hydro	Canada	2.3
188	T.-D.-Bouchard	Hydro	Canada	2.3
189	Belleterre	Hydro	Canada	2.2
190	Frontenac	Hydro	Canada	2.2
191	Abénaquis	Hydro	Canada	2.1
192	Montmagny	Hydro	Canada	2.1
193	Pentecôte	Hydro	Canada	2
194	Memphrémagog	Hydro	Canada	1.8
195	Grande-Dame	Hydro	Canada	1.7
196	Belding	Hydro	Canada	1.6
197	Chute-Burroughs	Hydro	Canada	1.6
198	Paton	Hydro	Canada	1.6
199	Chute-Blanche	Hydro	Canada	1.4
200	La Sarre-1	Hydro	Canada	1.1
201	Maquatua	Hydro	Canada	1.1
202	Ayers-2	Hydro	Canada	1
203	Belle-Rivière	Hydro	Canada	1
204	Lebreux	Hydro	Canada	1

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 quebec, canada by capacity?

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

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 204 power plants in Quebec, Canada.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Robert-Bourassa (5,616); 2. La Grande-4 (2,779); 3. La Grande-3 (2,417).