List of generating stations in New Brunswick

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List of generating stations in New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick
Beechwood
Beechwood
Grand Falls
Grand Falls
Hargrove
Hargrove
Mactaquac
Mactaquac
Milltown
Milltown
Nepisiguit Falls
Nepisiguit Falls
Sisson
Sisson
St. George
St. George
Tinker
Tinker
Tobique Narrows
Tobique Narrows
Point Lepreau
Point Lepreau
Bayside
Bayside
Coleson Cove
Coleson Cove
Belledune
Belledune
Grand Manan
Grand Manan
Millbank
Millbank
Sainte-Rose
Sainte-Rose
Grandview
Grandview
Caribou
Caribou
Edmundston
Edmundston
Lamèque
Lamèque
Kent Hills
Kent Hills
Map of all generating stations in New Brunswick

This is a list of electrical generating stations in New Brunswick, Canada.

New Brunswick has a diversified electric supply mix of fuel oil, hydroelectric, nuclear, diesel, coal, natural gas, wind, and biomass power stations. NB Power, the government-owned, integrated public utility is the main power generator in the province. There is a total of 4,284 MW of generation capacity listed here, with 47% of that capacity in the Saint John region in four stations.

Energy Capacity by source in NB

  Fossil Fuel (54.7%)
  Hydro (22.0%)
  Nuclear (15.4%)
  Other Renewables (7.9%)

Non-Renewable[]

Fossil fuel[]

List of all power stations using fossil fuel in New Brunswick.

Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Type Ref
Saint John 290 1999 NB Power Natural gas [1][2][3]
Belledune Generating Station Belledune 467 1993 NB Power Coal [4]
Coleson Cove Generating Station Saint John 972 1976 NB Power Fuel oil [4]
Grand Manan 29 1989 NB Power Diesel [4]
Millbank 397 1991 NB Power Diesel [4]
Sainte-Rose 99 1991 NB Power Diesel [4]
Saint John 88 2004 TransCanada Natural gas [5]

Nuclear[]

List of all nuclear power stations in New Brunswick.

Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station 45°04′10″N 66°27′20″W / 45.06944°N 66.45556°W / 45.06944; -66.45556 (Point Lepreau) 660 1983 NB Power [4]

Renewable[]

Hydro[]

List of all hydroelectric generating stations in New Brunswick.

Name Location River Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
Beechwood Generating Station 46°32′32″N 67°40′09″W / 46.542253°N 67.669276°W / 46.542253; -67.669276 (Beechwood Generating Station) Saint John River 112 1962 NB Power [4]
Grand Falls Generating Station 47°03′00″N 67°44′33″W / 47.0500811°N 67.7425575°W / 47.0500811; -67.7425575 (Grand Falls Generating Station) Saint John River 66 1931 NB Power [4]
46°31′02″N 67°35′45″W / 46.517212°N 67.595713°W / 46.517212; -67.595713 (Hargrove Dam) 3 1962 [citation needed]
Mactaquac Generating Station 45°57′18″N 66°52′03″W / 45.954969°N 66.867514°W / 45.954969; -66.867514 (Mactaquac Generating Station) Saint John River 668 1965-1968 NB Power [4]
Edmundston Madawaska River 5.3 1917 [6][7]
Milltown Generating Station 45°10′32″N 67°17′34″W / 45.175426°N 67.292895°W / 45.175426; -67.292895 (Milltown Generating Station) St. Croix River 3 1900s NB Power [4][8]
Nepisiguit Falls Generating Station 47°24′17″N 65°47′36″W / 47.4047977°N 65.7932138°W / 47.4047977; -65.7932138 (Nepisiguit Falls Generating Station) Nepisiguit River 11 1921-1929 NB Power [4][8]
Edmundston 3.2 1911 [7]
Sisson Generating Station 47°16′03″N 67°14′49″W / 47.267621°N 67.246891°W / 47.267621; -67.246891 (Sisson Generating Station) Tobique River 9 1928-1969 NB Power [4][8]
45°07′41″N 66°49′44″W / 45.128158°N 66.828844°W / 45.128158; -66.828844 (St. George Dam) Magaguadavic River 15 1900s [9][10]
Tinker Dam 46°48′35″N 67°46′00″W / 46.8098266°N 67.7665365°W / 46.8098266; -67.7665365 (Tinker Dam) Aroostook River 34.5 1923 Algonquin Power [11][12]
Tobique Narrows Generating Station 46°46′49″N 67°41′42″W / 46.780339°N 67.695089°W / 46.780339; -67.695089 (Tobique Narrows Generating Station) Tobique River 20 1951-1953 NB Power [4]

Other renewables[]

Main article: List of wind farms in Canada

List of all wind farms and biomass power plants in New Brunswick.

Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Type Ref
Caribou Wind Park 70 km west of Bathurst 99 2009 Suez Renewable Energy Wind [4][13]
Edmundston 38 Fraser Papers Biomass [14]
Lamèque Island 45 2011 Wind [15]
Kent Hills Wind Farm Riverside-Albert 150 2008, 2010 TransAlta Wind [16]
Wisokolamson Riverside-Albert 18 2019 SWEB Development Wind [17][18]

Notes and references[]

Notes'

References'

  1. ^ Emera, Emera Energy - Combined Cycle, retrieved 2014-01-08
  2. ^ Emera Energy - News Release, archived from the original on 2014-05-02, retrieved 2014-01-08
  3. ^ "NB Power purchases Bayside Generating Station from Emera Energy Inc". www.nbpower.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n NB Power, System Map, archived from the original on 2008-12-22, retrieved 2014-01-08
  5. ^ TransCanada, Grandview Cogeneration Plant (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-06, retrieved 2014-01-08
  6. ^ Edmundston - Energy, retrieved 2014-01-09
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Edmundston Energy - A Century of Progress, retrieved 2014-01-09
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c "NB Power - Hydro Tour". Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
  9. ^ "St George Dam". CARMA. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  10. ^ "A steady stream of sustainable energy". J.D. Irving. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  11. ^ Algonquin Power (13 January 2010), Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announces Completion Of Acquisition Of 36.8 MW Of Hydroelectric Generation Assets, retrieved 2010-08-25
  12. ^ Algonquin Power Assets, 2014-01-08
  13. ^ Bringing Clean Energy to New Brunswick (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-08, retrieved 2014-01-08
  14. ^ Twin Rivers - Edmundston Pulp Mill, retrieved 2014-01-08
  15. ^ "The Maritime Energy Association - New Brunswick". Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  16. ^ TransAlta, Kent Hills, retrieved 2014-01-08
  17. ^ "Details". sweb.energy. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  18. ^ "Detail". web.energy. Retrieved 2021-06-03.

See also[]

  • NB Power
  • Energy in Canada
  • List of power stations in Canada
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