Grand Lake power station — Canada
Coal power plant in New Brunswick, Canada. Approximate location 46.0572, -66.0051.
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Grand Lake power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in New Brunswick, Canada. It is operated by New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corp [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #388 of 1,210 Canada power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1964, it is around 62 years old — an older, legacy facility. In context, coal supplies about 4.1% of Canada's electricity; the national grid averages 191 gCO₂/kWh (77.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_grandlake_canad.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 60 MW, Grand Lake power station is below the median coal plant in Canada (540 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Canada coal capacity
- 0.4% of 14,386 MW across 20 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 3 of 17 dated coal plants in Canada are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Canada
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corp [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 46.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #20 largest coal power plant of 20 in Canada by capacity.
Canada has 20 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 14,386 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mactaquac · Hydro · 660 MW · New Brunswick
- Bayside Power · Gas · 290 MW · New Brunswick
- Grandview · Gas · 90 MW · New Brunswick
- Saint John · Biomass · 29.7 MW · New Brunswick
- Kent Hills 1 / 2 · Wind · 150 MW · New Brunswick
- Coleson Cove · Oil · 1,050 MW · New Brunswick
Location
Coordinates 46.0572, -66.0051 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Grand Lake power station?
Grand Lake power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in New Brunswick, Canada, commissioned in 1964.
Who operates Grand Lake power station?
Grand Lake power station is operated by New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corp [100%].