List of natural gas power stations in Canada

Lennox Generating Station, the largest natural gas-fired power station in Canada

Main article: Natural gas in Canada

This is a list of all natural gas-fired power stations in Canada . There are 39 power stations in operation as of February 2020.

Ontario has the highest number, with 12 power stations scattered across the province, followed by Saskatchewan with ten and Alberta with nine. The number of natural gas-fired power stations in Alberta is expected to overtake that of all other provinces as coal-fired power stations in the province are converted to natural gas.

Natural gas-fired power stations

Name	Province	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Owner	Fuel type	Ref
Balzac	Alberta	51°10′48″N113°56′15″W / 51.18°N 113.9375°W / 51.18; -113.9375 (Balzac)	120	Nexen	Natural gas	[1]
Battle River	Alberta	52°28′08″N112°08′02″W / 52.46889°N 112.13389°W / 52.46889; -112.13389 (Battle River)	540	Heartland Generation	Coal (50%) Natural gas (50%)	[2]
Bayside	New Brunswick	45°16′30″N66°01′36″W / 45.27500°N 66.02667°W / 45.27500; -66.02667 (Bayside)	280	NB Power	Natural gas	[3]
Bécancour (Hydro-Québec)	Quebec	46°23′31″N72°21′8″W / 46.39194°N 72.35222°W / 46.39194; -72.35222 (Bécancour (Hydro-Québec))	411	Hydro-Québec	Natural gas	[4] [5]
Bécancour (TC Energy)	Quebec	46°22′2″N72°24′15″W / 46.36722°N 72.40417°W / 46.36722; -72.40417 (Bécanour (TC Energy))	550	TC Energy	Natural gas	[6]
Brandon	Manitoba	49°50′44″N99°53′16″W / 49.84556°N 99.88778°W / 49.84556; -99.88778 (Brandon)	263	Manitoba Hydro	Natural gas	[ citation needed ]
Brighton Beach	Ontario	42°16′47″N83°05′42″W / 42.27972°N 83.09500°W / 42.27972; -83.09500 (Brighton Beach)	580	ATCO Power (50%) OPG (50%)	Natural gas	[7]
Calgary	Alberta	51°10′49″N113°56′12″W / 51.1803°N 113.9368°W / 51.1803; -113.9368 (Calgary Energy Centre)	300	Enmax	Natural gas	[8]
Cavalier	Alberta	51°00′25″N113°11′33″W / 51.0069°N 113.1924°W / 51.0069; -113.1924 (Cavalier)	120	Enmax	Natural gas	[9]
Cory	Saskatchewan	52°5′37″N106°52′3″W / 52.09361°N 106.86750°W / 52.09361; -106.86750 (Cory)	249	ATCO Power (50%) SaskPower (50%)	Natural gas	[10]
Ermine	Saskatchewan	51°51′28″N109°02′00″W / 51.85778°N 109.03333°W / 51.85778; -109.03333 (Ermine)	92	SaskPower	Natural gas	[11]
Fort Nelson	British Columbia	58°43′26″N122°42′04″W / 58.7239°N 122.701°W / 58.7239; -122.701 (Fort Nelson)	47	BC Hydro	Natural gas	[12]
Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	53°44′10″N113°10′24″W / 53.73611°N 113.17333°W / 53.73611; -113.17333 (Fort Saskatchewan)	118	Strongwater Energy (70%) TransAlta (30%)	Natural gas	[13]
Genesee [note 1]	Alberta	53°20′35″N114°18′11″W / 53.34306°N 114.30306°W / 53.34306; -114.30306 (Genesee)	1,286	Capital Power (83.3%) TransAlta (16.7%)	Coal (81%) Natural gas (19%)	[16] [17]
Goreway	Ontario	43°44′46″N79°40′48″W / 43.74611°N 79.68000°W / 43.74611; -79.68000 (Goreway)	839	Sithe Global Power	Natural gas	[18]
GTAA	Ontario	43°41′30″N79°36′36.6″W / 43.69167°N 79.610167°W / 43.69167; -79.610167 (GTAA)	117	GTAA	Natural gas	[19]
Greenfield	Ontario	42°45′44″N82°27′09″W / 42.7622°N 82.4525°W / 42.7622; -82.4525 (Greenfield)	1,005	Calpine (50%) Mitsui (50%)	Natural gas	[20]
Halton Hills	Ontario	43°33′41″N79°50′42″W / 43.56139°N 79.84500°W / 43.56139; -79.84500 (Halton Hills)	683	OPG	Natural gas	[21]
H.R. Milner [note 2]	Alberta	54°00′26″N119°06′12″W / 54.0073°N 119.1034°W / 54.0073; -119.1034 (H.R. Milner)	150	Maxim Power	Coal (50%) Natural gas (50%)	[23]
Island	British Columbia	50°04′08″N125°16′55″W / 50.0689°N 125.2819°W / 50.0689; -125.2819 (Island)	275	Capital Power [note 3]	Natural gas	[24]
Joffre	Alberta	52°18′24″N113°33′16″W / 52.30667°N 113.55444°W / 52.30667; -113.55444 (Joffre)	480	Heartland Generation (40%) Capital Power (40%) NOVA Chemicals (20%)	Natural gas	[25]
Landis	Saskatchewan	52°11′57″N108°27′6″W / 52.19917°N 108.45167°W / 52.19917; -108.45167 (Landis)	94	SaskPower	Natural gas	[26]
Lennox	Ontario	44°8′46″N76°51′9″W / 44.14611°N 76.85250°W / 44.14611; -76.85250 (Lennox)	2,100	OPG	Natural gas or fuel oil	[27]
Mackay River	Alberta	57°02′22″N111°54′25″W / 57.0394°N 111.907°W / 57.0394; -111.907 (MacKay River)	165	TransCanada Energy	Natural gas	[28]
McMahon	British Columbia	56°8′53″N120°40′3″W / 56.14806°N 120.66750°W / 56.14806; -120.66750 (McMahon)	120	Enbridge, Heartland Generation	Natural gas	[29]
Meadow Lake	Saskatchewan	54°7′50″N108°25′21″W / 54.13056°N 108.42250°W / 54.13056; -108.42250 (Meadow Lake)	44	SaskPower	Natural gas	[30]
Medicine Hat	Alberta	50°02′29″N110°43′22″W / 50.04139°N 110.72278°W / 50.04139; -110.72278 (Medicine Hat)	299	City of Medicine Hat	Natural gas
Meridian	Saskatchewan	53°15′34″N109°57′04″W / 53.25944°N 109.95111°W / 53.25944; -109.95111 (Meridian)	228	Stanley Energy	Natural gas	[31]
Muskeg River Mine	Alberta	57°15′23″N111°30′23″W / 57.2563°N 111.5063°W / 57.2563; -111.5063 (Muskeg River Mine)	170	Heartland Generation	Natural gas	[32]
Nipigon	Ontario	49°17′38″N88°06′00″W / 49.294°N 88.1°W / 49.294; -88.1 (Nipigon)	40	Atlantic Power Corporation	Natural gas	[33]
North Battleford	Saskatchewan	52°41′00″N108°10′18″W / 52.6833°N 108.1717°W / 52.6833; -108.1717 (North Battleford)	260	Northland Power	Natural gas	[34]
North Bay	Ontario	46°22′49″N79°28′09″W / 46.3803°N 79.4693°W / 46.3803; -79.4693 (North Bay)	40	Atlantic Power Corporation	Natural gas	[35]
Ottawa	Ontario	45°24′07″N75°39′21″W / 45.4019°N 75.6557°W / 45.4019; -75.6557 (Ottawa)	68	TransAlta	Natural gas	[36]
Portlands	Ontario	43°38′58″N79°19′51″W / 43.64944°N 79.33083°W / 43.64944; -79.33083 (Portlands)	550	OPG	Natural gas	[37]
Prince Rupert	British Columbia	54°15′22″N130°13′38″W / 54.25616°N 130.2273°W / 54.25616; -130.2273 (Prince Rupert)	46	BC Hydro	Natural gas	[38]
Queen Elizabeth	Saskatchewan	52°5′43″N106°42′22″W / 52.09528°N 106.70611°W / 52.09528; -106.70611 (Queen Elizabeth)	634	SaskPower	Natural gas	[39]
St. Clair	Ontario	42°53′47″N82°23′54″W / 42.89639°N 82.39833°W / 42.89639; -82.39833 (St. Clair)	577	Invenergy	Natural gas	[40]
Sarnia Regional	Ontario	42°56′04″N82°26′17″W / 42.93444°N 82.43806°W / 42.93444; -82.43806	506	TransAlta	Natural gas	[41]
Scotford	Alberta	53°48′12″N113°6′6″W / 53.80333°N 113.10167°W / 53.80333; -113.10167 (Scotford)	170	Heartland Generation	Natural gas	[42]
Selkirk	Manitoba	50°8′03″N96°51′05″W / 50.13417°N 96.85139°W / 50.13417; -96.85139 (Selkirk)	126	Manitoba Hydro	Natural gas	[43]
Shepard	Alberta	50°58′15″N113°53′07″W / 50.9707°N 113.8852°W / 50.9707; -113.8852 (Shepard)	800	Capital Power (50%) ENMAX (50%)	Natural gas	[44]
Spy Hill	Saskatchewan	50°35′56″N101°50′52″W / 50.59889°N 101.84778°W / 50.59889; -101.84778 (Spy Hill)	86	Northland Power	Natural gas	[45]
Success	Saskatchewan	50°25′45″N108°09′39″W / 50.4291°N 108.1608°W / 50.4291; -108.1608 (Success)	30	SaskPower	Natural gas	[46]
Thorold	Ontario	43°06′25″N79°11′55″W / 43.10694°N 79.19861°W / 43.10694; -79.19861 (Thorold)	265	Northland Power	Natural gas	[47]
Tufts Cove	Nova Scotia	44°40′35″N63°35′46″W / 44.67639°N 63.59611°W / 44.67639; -63.59611 (Tufts Cove)	415	Nova Scotia Power	Fuel oil (71%) Natural gas (29%)	[ citation needed ]
Valleyview	Alberta		100	Heartland Generation	Natural gas
Warden	Ontario	43°50′53″N79°19′57″W / 43.84806°N 79.33250°W / 43.84806; -79.33250 (Warden)	7	Markham District Energy	Natural gas	[48]
Yellowhead	Saskatchewan	52°43′24″N108°13′54″W / 52.7233°N 108.2318°W / 52.7233; -108.2318 (Yellowhead)	138	SaskPower	Natural gas	[49]
York	Ontario	44°04′32″N79°31′54″W / 44.07556°N 79.53167°W / 44.07556; -79.53167 (York)	383	Capital Power (50%) Unknown (50%)	Natural gas	[50]

See also

• List of power stations in Canada by type

Notes

1. To be gradually converted to running off 100% natural gas by December 2029. ^{[14] [15]}
2. A new 204 MW natural gas-fired unit is due to be commissioned in April 2020. ^{[2] [22]}
3. Leased to Capital Power by BC Hydro until April 2022. ^[24]

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