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The following page lists electrical generating stations in Quebec, Canada.
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Quebec produces close to 96% of its electricity through hydropower. The James Bay Project is Quebec's largest generation complex, with an installed capacity of 16,527 megawatt of power, approximately 40% of the province's peak load. Hydro-Québec, the government-owned public utility is the main power generator in the province with 59 hydroelectric facilities located across the province, for a total installed capacity of 34,490 MW.[1]
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Owned by Hydro-Québec
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List of hydroelectric generating stations owned and operated by Hydro-Québec Production.[2]
Facilities under construction
Planned facilities
Decommissioned facilities
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Name | Location | Watershed | Type | Reservoir | Capacity (MW) | Units | Head (m) | Commissioned |
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Beauharnois | 45°18′51″N 73°54′37″W | Saint Lawrence | Run of river | n/a | 1,906 | 38 | 24.39 | 1932–1961 |
Beaumont | 47°33′20″N 72°50′12″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 270 | 6 | 37.8 | 1958 |
Bersimis-1 | 49°18′31″N 69°33′50″W | Betsiamites | Reservoir | Pipmuacan Reservoir | 1,178 | 8 | 266.7 | 1956 |
Bersimis-2 | 49°10′02″N 69°14′26″W | Betsiamites | Run of river | n/a | 869 | 5 | 115.83 | 1959 |
Brisay | 54°27′16″N 70°31′09″W | Caniapiscau | Reservoir | Caniapiscau Reservoir | 469 | 2 | 37.5 | 1993 |
Bryson | 45°39′40″N 76°37′52″W | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 56 | 3 | 18.29 | 1925 |
Carillon | 45°34′07″N 74°23′01″W | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 753 | 14 | 17.99 | 1962 |
Chelsea | 45°30′45″N 75°46′39″W | Gatineau | Run of river | n/a | 152 | 5 | 28.35 | 1927 |
Chute-Allard | 47°54′15″N 73°47′57″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 62 | 6 | 17.83 | 2008 |
Chute-Bell | 45°46′26″N 74°41′09″W | Rouge | Run of river | n/a | 10 | 2 | 17.8 | 1915–1999 |
Chute-Burroughs | 45°08′47″N 72°01′08″W | Niger | Run of river | n/a | 2 | 1 | 55.17 | 1929 |
Chats Falls Generating Station[note 1] | 45°28′30″N 76°14′18″W | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 92 | 4 | 16.16 | 1931 |
Chute-Hemmings | 45°51′45″N 72°27′03″W | Saint-François | Run of river | n/a | 29 | 6 | 14.64 | 1925 |
Drummondville | 45°53′13″N 72°29′02″W | Saint-François | Run of river | n/a | 16 | 4 | 9.1 | 1910 |
Eastmain-1 | 52°10′54″N 76°3′5″W | Eastmain | Reservoir | Eastmain-1 Reservoir | 507 | 3 | 63 | 2006 |
Bernard-Landry[3] | 52°10′47″N 76°2′7″W | Eastmain | Reservoir | Eastmain-1 Reservoir | 768[4] | 3 | 63 | 2012 |
Grand-Mère | 46°36′55″N 72°40′33″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 67 | 4 | 25.61 | 1915–1930 |
Hart-Jaune | 51°47′06″N 67°54′46″W | Hart-Jaune | Reservoir | Petit-Lac-Manicouagan Reservoir | 51 | 3 | 39.6 | 1960 |
Jean-Lesage | 49°19′18″N 68°20′49″W | Manicouagan | Reservoir | Manic-2 Reservoir | 1,145 | 8 | 70.11 | 1965–1967 |
La Gabelle | 46°26′54″N 72°44′32″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 131 | 5 | 17.38 | 1924 |
La Grande-1 | 53°44′04″N 78°34′26″W | La Grande | Run of river | n/a | 1,436 | 12 | 27.5 | 1994–1995 |
La Grande-2-A | 53°46′46″N 77°32′57″W | La Grande | Reservoir | Robert-Bourassa Reservoir | 2,106 | 6 | 138.5 | 1991–1992 |
La Grande-3 | 53°43′40″N 75°59′55″W | La Grande | Reservoir | La Grande-3 Reservoir | 2,417 | 12 | 79 | 1982–1984 |
La Grande-4 | 53°53′12″N 73°27′55″W | La Grande | Reservoir | La Grande-4 Reservoir | 2,779 | 9 | 116.7 | 1984–1986 |
La Tuque | 47°26′39″N 72°47′58″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 294 | 6 | 34.75 | 1940–1955 |
Lac-Robertson[note 2] | 50°59′56″N 59°03′42″W | Véco | Reservoir | Robertson Lake | 21 | 2 | 38.5 | 1995 |
Laforge-1 | 54°10′14″N 72°36′55″W | Laforge | Reservoir | Laforge-1 Reservoir | 878 | 6 | 57.3 | 1993–1994 |
Laforge-2 | 54°35′30″N 71°16′15″W | Laforge | Reservoir | Laforge-2 Reservoir | 319 | 2 | 27.4 | 1996 |
Les Cèdres | 45°18′32″N 74°01′38″W | Saint Lawrence | Run of river | n/a | 103 | 11 | 9.14 | 1914–1924 |
Magpie-2[5][6] | Côte-Nord | Magpie | 450 | 2026 | ||||
Magpie-5[5][6] | Côte-Nord | Magpie | 385 | 2030 | ||||
Manic-1 | 49°11′29″N 68°19′47″W | Manicouagan | Run of river | n/a | 184 | 3 | 36.58 | 1966–1967 |
Daniel-Johnson | 50°38′23″N 68°43′37″W | Manicouagan | Reservoir | Manicouagan Reservoir | 1,596 | 8 | 141.8 | 1970 |
Manic-5-PA | 50°38′37″N 68°43′48″W | Manicouagan | Reservoir | Manicouagan Reservoir | 1,064 | 4 | 144.5 | 1989 |
Mercier | 46°43′03″N 75°59′00″W | Gatineau | Reservoir | Baskatong Reservoir | 55 | 5 | 18 | 2007 |
Mitis-1 | 48°36′13″N 68°08′19″W | Mitis | Run of river | n/a | 6 | 2 | 36.58 | 1922–1929 |
Mitis-2 | 48°37′19″N 68°08′19″W | Mitis | Run of river | n/a | 4 | 1 | 22.86 | 1947 |
Outardes-2 | 49°08′59″N 68°24′17″W | Outardes | Run of river | n/a | 523 | 3 | 82.3 | 1978 |
Outardes-3 | 49°33′33″N 68°43′58″W | Outardes | Run of river | n/a | 1,026 | 4 | 143.57 | 1969 |
Outardes-4 | 49°42′21″N 68°54′24″W | Outardes | Reservoir | Outardes-4 Reservoir | 785 | 4 | 120.55 | 1969 |
Paugan | 45°48′42″N 75°55′37″W | Gatineau | Run of river | n/a | 213 | 8 | 40.54 | 1928 |
Péribonka | 49°30′28″N 71°10′59″W | Peribonka | Reservoir | 405 | 3 | 67.6 | 2007–2008 | |
Petit Mécatina-3[5] | Côte-Nord | Petit-Mécatina | 320 | 2026 | ||||
Petit Mécatina-4[5] | Côte-Nord | Petit-Mécatina | 880 | 2023 | ||||
Première-Chute | 47°36′00″N 79°27′09″W | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 131 | 4 | 22.26 | 1968–1975 |
Rapide-2 | 47°56′01″N 78°34′34″W | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 67 | 4 | 20.43 | 1954–1964 |
Rapide-7 | 47°46′08″N 78°18′46″W | Ottawa | Reservoir | Decelles Lake | 67 | 4 | 20.73 | 1941–1949 |
Rapide-Blanc | 47°47′48″N 72°58′24″W | Saint-Maurice | Reservoir | Blanc Reservoir | 204 | 6 | 32.92 | 1934–1955 |
Rapide-des-Cœurs | 47°47′21″N 73°22′40″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 79 | 6 | 22.69 | 2008–2009 |
Rapides-des-Îles | 47°34′35″N 79°21′17″W | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 176 | 4 | 26.22 | 1966–1973 |
Rapides-des-Quinze | 47°35′24″N 79°17′41″W | Ottawa | Run of river | n/a | 103 | 6 | 25.9 | 1923–1955 |
Rapides-Farmer | 45°29′56″N 75°45′48″W | Gatineau | Run of river | n/a | 104 | 5 | 20.12 | 1927 |
René-Lévesque | 49°44′25″N 68°35′34″W | Manicouagan | Reservoir | Manic-3 Reservoir | 1,244 | 6 | 94.19 | 1975–1976 |
Rivière-des-Prairies | 45°35′22″N 73°39′26″W | Rivière des Prairies | Run of river | n/a | 54 | 6 | 7.93 | 1929 |
Robert-Bourassa | 53°46′55″N 77°31′58″W | La Grande | Reservoir | Robert-Bourassa Reservoir | 5,616 | 16 | 137.16 | 1979–1981 |
Rocher-de-Grand-Mère | 46°36′55″N 72°40′33″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 230 | 3 | 24.3 | 2004 |
Romaine-1[7][8] | 50°23′07″N 63°15′39″W | Romaine | Reservoir | Romaine-1 Reservoir | 270 | 2 | 62.5 | 2015-2016 |
Romaine-2[7] | 50°37′28″N 63°11′39″W | Romaine | Reservoir | Romaine-2 Reservoir | 640 | 2 | 156.4 | 2014 |
Romaine-3[7] | 51°06′52″N 63°24′00″W | Romaine | Reservoir | Romaine-3 Reservoir | 395 | 2 | 118.9 | 2017 |
Romaine-4[7] | 51°20′52″N 63°29′12″W | Romaine | Reservoir | Romaine-4 Reservoir | 245 | 2 | 88.9 | 2020 |
Sainte-Marguerite-3[note 3] | 50°42′18″N 66°46′47″W | Sainte-Marguerite | Reservoir | Sainte-Marguerite-3 Reservoir | 882 | 2 | 330 | 2003 |
Saint-Narcisse | 46°32′53″N 72°24′38″W | Batiscan | Run of river | n/a | 15 | 2 | 44.81 | 1926 |
Sarcelle[3] | 52°40′01″N 76°38′04″W | La Grande | Reservoir | Opinaca Reservoir | 150 | 3 | 11.7 | 2013 |
Sept-Chutes | 47°07′31″N 70°48′57″W | Sainte-Anne | Run of river | n/a | 22 | 4 | 124.97 | 1916–1999 |
Shawinigan-2 | 46°32′11″N 72°46′02″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 200 | 8 | 44.2 | 1911–1929 |
Shawinigan-3 | 46°32′02″N 72°45′56″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 194 | 3 | 44.2 | 1948 |
Toulnustouc | 49°58′14″N 68°09′34″W | Toulnustouc | Reservoir | Sainte-Anne Lake | 526 | 2 | 152 | 2005 |
Trenche | 47°45′12″N 72°52′44″W | Saint-Maurice | Run of river | n/a | 302 | 6 | 48.47 | 1950 |
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Stations with partial Hydro-Québec ownership
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Name | Region | Watershed | Type | Reservoir | Capacity (MW) | Units | Head | Commissioned | Ownership |
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McCormick | Manicouagan | Run of river | n/a | 392 | 8 | 37.8 | 1952 | Hydro-Québec (60%) and Alcoa (40%)[1] | |
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Privately owned hydroelectric generating stations
List of privately owned hydroelectric generating stations in Quebec, including facilities owned by municipal utilities.
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Other renewables
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Wind
Main article: List of wind farms in Canada
List of wind farms in Quebec.
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Biomass
List of biomass and waste generating stations in Quebec.
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Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Date | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Brompton Biomass Cogen. | 45°28′51″N 71°57′08″W | 19 | 2007 | Kruger Energy | Biomass | [87] |
Dolbeau Biomass Cogen. | 48°52′48″N 72°13′04″W | 26.5 | 2012 | Resolute Forest Products | Biomass | [88] |
Haute-Yamaska, Roland Thibault | 45°27′49″N 72°46′50″W | 3 | 2012-2013 | Terreau Biogaz | Waste | [89] |
Chapais Énergie | Chapais | 27 | Chapais Énergie, s.e.c. | Biomass | [90][91] | |
Fibrek Saint-Félicien | 48°44′44″N 72°30′45″W | 42.5 | Fibrek | Biomass | [92] | |
Saint-Nicéphore | 45°49′10″N 72°22′31″W | 7.6 | 2012 | Waste Management, Inc | Waste | [93] |
Saint-Thomas | 46°03′52″N 73°15′10″W | 9.35 | 2012 | EBI Énergie | Waste | [94] |
Senneterre | Senneterre | 34.6 | 2000 | Boralex | Biomass | [95] |
Témiscaming mill | 46°42′40″N 79°05′47″W | 8.1 | 2008 | Tembec | Biomass | [96] |
Thurso Cogeneration Plant | 45°36′03″N 75°15′20″W | 24.3 | 2012 | Fortress Specialty Cellulose | Biomass |
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Nuclear
List of nuclear generating stations in Quebec.
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Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Date | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station[97] | 46°23′42″N 72°21′21″W | 635 | 1983–2012 | Hydro-Québec | Nuclear | [98] |
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Fossil fuel
List of fossil fuel generating stations in Quebec.
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Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Date | Owner | Type | Ref |
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Bécancour gas turbine | 46°23′31″N 72°21′8″W | 411 | 1994 | Hydro-Québec | Natural gas | [99] |
Cadillac gas turbine[note 7] | 48°12′51″N 78°17′59″W | 162 | 1976 | Hydro-Québec | Diesel | [99][100] |
La Citière gas turbine | 45°24′55″N 73°26′14″W | 309 | 1980 | Hydro-Québec | Diesel | [99][101] |
Tracy Thermal Generating Station | 45°59′50″N 73°10′20″W | 660 | 1964–1968 | Hydro-Québec | Fuel oil | [99][102][103] |
Bécancour cogeneration project (TCE)[note 8] | 46°22′2″N 72°24′15″W | 550 | 2006 | TransCanada | Natural gas | [104][105][106] |
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Off-grid
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List of all generating stations in Quebec serving loads not connected to the main North American power grid.
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