List of generating stations in the Northwest Territories

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This is a list of electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories , Canada.

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Although the territory is not connected to the North American power grid, there are two electric networks operating in the territory, the first one in the Yellowknife, Northwest Territories area and the other in Fort Smith. In most communities, loads are served by local diesel generators. The government-owned Northwest Territories Power Corporation is in charge of power generation.

Hydroelectric

List of all hydroelectric generating stations in the Northwest Territories.

NameDateCapacity (MW) Location OwnerTypeRef
Bluefish Hydro7.5Yellowknife NTPC Hydro [1]
Snare Cascades4.3 Snare River NTPC Hydro [1]
Snare Falls7.5Snare River NTPC Hydro [1]
Snare Forks9.15Snare River NTPC Hydro [1]
Snare Rapids8.5Snare River NTPC Hydro [1]
Taltson Hydro18Fort Smith NTPC Hydro [1]

Fossil fuel

List of all fossil fuel electrical generating stations in the Northwest Territories.

NameDateCapacity (MW) Location OwnerTypeRef
Aklavik1.28Aklavik NTPC Diesel [1]
Behchokö1.35Behchokö NTPC Diesel [1]
Buffalo Junction0.1Buffalo Junction NTPC Diesel [1]
Colville Lake0.25Colville Lake NTPC Diesel [1]
Deline1.14Deline NTPC Diesel [1]
Fort Good Hope1.23Fort Good Hope NTPC Diesel [1]
Fort Liard1.32Fort Liard NTPC Diesel [1]
Fort McPherson1.825Fort McPherson NTPC Diesel [1]
Fort Resolution0.6Fort Resolution NTPC Diesel [1]
Fort Simpson3.21Fort Simpson NTPC Diesel [1]
Fort Smith6Fort Smith NTPC Diesel [1]
Gameti0.61Gameti NTPC Diesel [1]
Inuvik (Gas)7.7Inuvik (Gas) NTPC Natural gas [1]
Inuvik (Diesel)6.06Inuvik (Diesel) NTPC Diesel [1]
Jean Marie River0.23Jean Marie River NTPC Diesel [1]
Lutsel K'e0.82Lutsel K'e NTPC Diesel [1]
Nahanni Butte0.245Nahanni Butte NTPC Diesel [1]
Norman Wells2.12Norman Wells NTPC Diesel [1]
Paulatuk0.84Paulatuk NTPC Diesel [1]
Sachs Harbour0.795Sachs Harbour NTPC Diesel [1]
Taltson Diesel0.3Fort Smith NTPC Diesel [1]
Tsiigehtchic0.5Tsiigehtchic NTPC Diesel [1]
Tuktoyaktuk 2.505Tuktoyaktuk NTPC Diesel [1]
Tulita1.1Tulita NTPC Diesel [1]
Ulukhaktok1.16Ulukhaktok NTPC Diesel [1]
Whati0.975Whati NTPC Diesel [1]
Wrigley0.781Wrigley NTPC Diesel [1]
Yellowknife (Jackfish Lake)27.66Yellowknife NTPC Diesel [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Northwest Territories Power Corporation, Power Generation in Your Community, archived from the original on 2009-03-21, retrieved 2010-08-27

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