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List of generating stations in British Columbia

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This is a list of electrical generating stations in British Columbia, Canada.

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Hydroelectric

List of most of the hydroelectric generating stations in British Columbia.

  Facilities under construction
  Planned facilities
  Decommissioned facilities

Hydroelectric stations owned by BC Hydro

Main article: BC Hydro

A list of all grid-tied hydroelectric generation stations in British Columbia operated by BC Hydro.[1]

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Ref
Aberfeldie Dam49°29′56″N 115°21′2″W25.01953[1]
Alouette Lake49°17′10″N 122°29′14″W9.01928[1]
Ash River49°22′30″N 125°9′12″W28.01958[1][2]
Bridge River50°43′54″N 122°14′33″W478.01948[1]
Cheakamus49°56′4″N 123°17′21″W158.01957[1]
Clowhom49°42′41″N 123°32′7″W33.01957[1]
Elko49°17′22″N 115°6′15″W12.01924[1]
Falls River53°58′59″N 129°44′03″W7.01930[1]
Gordon M. Shrum (W.A.C. Bennett Dam)56°0′58″N 122°12′19″W2,730.01968[1]
John Hart50°2′35″N 125°18′38″W138.01947[1][2]
John Horgan56°11′41″N 120°54′51″W1,1002025[3][4]
Jordan River48°28′37″N 123°59′51″W170.01971[1][2]
Kootenay Canal49°27′10″N 117°30′55″W583.01975[1]
Ladore50°0′53″N 125°23′27″W47.01958[1][2]
La Joie50°50′14″N 122°51′29″W25.01957[1]
Lake Buntzen49°22′30″N 122°52′07″W76.81951[1]
Mica52°4′35″N 118°34′0″W2,746.01976[1]
Peace Canyon55°58′57″N 121°59′34″W694.01980[1]
Puntledge49°41′15″N 125°2′3″W24.01955[1][2]
Revelstoke51°3′15″N 118°11′40″W2,480.01984[1]
Ruskin49°11′43″N 122°24′28″W105.01930[1]
Seton50°40′23″N 121°55′27″W48.01956[1]
Seven Mile49°1′47″N 117°30′11″W805.01979[1]
Shuswap50°17′44″N 118°48′45″W6.01929[1]
Spillimacheen50°54′11″N 116°24′33″W4.01955[1]
Stave Falls49°13′46″N 122°21′17″W91.01912[1]
Strathcona49°59′48″N 125°3′56″W64.01958[1][2]
Wahleach49°15′1″N 121°36′20″W65.01952[1]
Walter Hardman50°48′36″N 118°3′53″W8.01960[1]
Waneta Dam* 49°00′15″N 117°36′43″W 490.0 1952 [5][6]
Whatshan49°54′59″N 118°7′0″W55.01972[1]
Total operating stations (MW)11,714.8
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*Waneta Dam has been wholly owned by BC Hydro since July 2018[7] after Fortis BC finalized an agreement with Teck to sell its 66% interest in the dam, but BC Hydro had first rights to purchase the remaining 66% from its first 1/3 ownership deal.[8]

Privately-owned hydroelectric stations

This list includes all grid-connected hydroelectric generating stations not owned by the Crown Corporation BC Hydro. This list includes stations owned and operated by Independent Power Producers as well as by private utilities such as Nelson Hydro and FortisBC. In some cases, such as Lois Lake and Powell Lake, the electricity generated may be used solely for private industry, even if it is grid-connected.

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
Akolkolex50°49′21″N 118°01′46″W101995TransAlta[9]
Arrow Lakes/Keenleyside Dam49°20′22″N 117°46′19″W1852002Columbia Power Corporation[10]
Ashlu Creek49°54′51″N 123°19′30″W49.92010Innergex Renewable Energy[11]
Barr CreekTahsis4.42011Synex International[12]
Big Silver Creek49°41′33″N 121°51′37″W40.62016Innergex Renewable Energy[13]
Bone CreekValemount192011TransAlta[14]
Bonnington FallsNelson161905Nelson Hydro[15]
Boston Bar Hydro (Scuzzy Creek)49°48′41″N 121°27′30″W91995Boston Bar LP[16]
Boulder Creek50°38′7″N 123°24′12″W25.32017Innergex Renewable Energy[17]
Box Canyon49°33′42″N 123°23′22″W162017Elemental Energy[18]
Brandywine Creek50°03′28″N 123°07′52″W7.62003Eco Flow Energy[19]
Brilliant Dam49°19′29″N 117°37′12″W1451944Columbia Power Corporation[10]
Brilliant Expansion49°19′23″N 117°37′11″W1202009Columbia Power Corporation[10]
Brown Lake54°01′38″N 129°50′37″W7.21996Innergex Renewable Energy[20]
Canoe CreekUcluelet62010Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations[21]
Castle CreekMcBride82010Castle Mountain Hydro Ltd.[22]
China CreekPort Alberni6.32005Upnit Power Corporation[23]
Coats IPPGabriola Island0.51985Crofter's Gleann Enterprises Ltd.[16]
Corra Linn Dam49°28′2″N 117°28′0″W491932FortisBC[24]
Culliton Creek49°52′41″N 123°9′38″W152016BluEarth Renewables[25]
Cypress CreekGold River2.82009Synex Energy Resources Ltd[26]
Dasque CreekTerrace122015BluEarth Renewables[27][28]
Doran Taylor HydroPort Alberni61996Summit Power[16]
Douglas Creek (Kwalsa Energy)49°46′3″N 122°9′4″W27.62010Innergex Renewable Energy[29]
Eagle Lake Micro HydroWest Vancouver0.22003District of West Vancouver[30]
East TobaPowell River1472010Innergex Renewable Energy[31]
East TwinMcBride1.61991Brookfield Renewable Power[32]
Eldorado ReservoirKelowna1.12009District of Lake Country[33]
Fire Creek (Kwalsa Energy)49°46′59″N 122°14′5″W252010Innergex Renewable Energy[34]
Fitzsimmons CreekWhistler7.92010Innergex Renewable Energy[35]
Furry CreekFurry Creek10.42004BluEarth Renewables[36]
Forrest Kerr Generating Station56°43′30″N 130°40′22″W1952014Northwest Hydro[37]
Haa-ak-suuk Creek HydroUcluelet62010Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations[38]
Hauer Creek (aka Tete)Valemount2.42007Hauer Creek Power Inc.[16]
Hunter CreekHope122018Connor, Clark & Lunn[39][16]
Hystad CreekValemount62002Brookfield Renewable Power[32]
Jamie Creek50°49′42″N 123°3′24″W222014Boralex[40]
Jimmie Creek (Upper Toba Valley)50°34′11″N 124°4′20″W622016Innergex Renewable Energy[41]
Kemano Generating Station53°33′48″N 127°56′32″W8961953Rio Tinto Alcan[42]
Kokish RiverPort McNeil452014Brookfield Renewable Power[43]
Kwoiek Creek50°6′16″N 121°34′25″W49.92013Innergex Renewable Energy, Kanaka Bar Indian Band[44]
Lamont Creek (Upper Stave Energy)49°33′58″N 122°21′1″W282010Innergex Renewable Energy[45]
Lois LakePowell River37.41930Brookfield Renewable Power[46]
Long Lake (Cascade Creek)Stewart31Regional Power Inc.[47]
Lorenzetta CreekLaidlaw3.22016Zella Hydro[48]
Lower Bear CreekSechelt102011Regional Power Inc.[49]
Lower Bonnington49°27′39″N 117°29′58″W661925FortisBC[24]
Lower ClowhomSechelt112009BluEarth Renewables[50]
Mamquam HydroSquamish581996Atlantic Power Corporation[51]
Marion 3 CreekPort Alberni4.62005Marion Creek Hydro Inc.[52]
McDonald RanchGrasmere0.11993McDonald Ranch & Timber Co. Ltd.[16]
McIntosh CreekMcBride1.22014Snowshoe Power Ltd.[16]
McLymont CreekStewart662015Northwest Hydro[53]
McNair Creek HydroPort Mellon9.82004BluEarth Renewables[54]
Mears CreekGold River3.82004Synex Energy Resources Ltd[26]
Middle CreekTerrace82015BluEarth Renewables[27][28]
Miller CreekPemberton29.52003Innergex Renewable Energy[55]
Montrose CreekPowell River882010Innergex Renewable Energy[56]
Morehead CreekWilliams Lake0.111994Morehead Valley Hydro[57]
Northwest Stave RiverMission17.52013Innergex Renewable Energy[58]
Pingston CreekRevelstoke452003Brookfield Renewable Power, TransAlta[59]
Powell LakePowell River461911Brookfield Renewable Power[46]
Ptarmigan CreekMcBride3.61993Robson Valley Power Corp[16]
Raging River 2Port Alice82002Raging River Power & Mining Inc.[16]
Rutherford CreekMount Currie49.92004Innergex Renewable Energy[60]
Sakwi CreekAgassiz5.52014Connor, Clark & Lunn[61]
Seaton Creek Hydro (Homestead)New Denver0.31997Homestead Hydro Systems[16]
Sechelt Creek (Salmon Inslet)Sechelt16.61997Capstone Infrastructure[62][63]
SilversmithSandon0.21897Silversmith Power & Light[64][16]
Skookum CreekSquamish252014Eco Flow Energy[65]
Soo River50°13′34″N 122°54′41″W13.11994Summit Power[16]
South Cranberry CreekRevelstoke92008Advanced Energy Systems Ltd.[16]
South Slocan49°27′24″N 117°31′5″W541928FortisBC[24]
South Sutton CreekPort Alberni4.92005South Sutton Creek Hydro Inc.[16]
Stokke Creek (Kwalsa Energy)49°42′39″N 122°2′3″W212010Innergex Renewable Energy[66]
Tipella Creek (Kwalsa Energy)49°44′27″N 122°9′44″W16.72010Innergex Renewable Energy[67]
Tretheway CreekHarrison Lake21.22015Innergex Renewable Energy[68]
Tyson Creek HydroSechelt9.32009BluEarth Renewables[69]
Upper Bear CreekSechelt102012Regional Power Inc.[49]
Upper Bonnington49°27′36″N 117°29′1″W661907FortisBC[24]
Upper ClowhomSechelt112009BluEarth Renewables[50]
Upper Lillooet RiverPemberton81.42017Innergex Renewable Energy[70]
Upper MamquamSquamish252005TransAlta[71]
Upper Stave River (Upper Stave Energy)49°37′22″N 122°26′58″W33.52010Innergex Renewable Energy[72]
Volcano CreekStewart162015Northwest Hydro[73]
Walden NorthLillooet161993Innergex Renewable Energy[16]
Waneta ExpansionTrail3352015FortisBC[74][16]
Winchie CreekUcluelet4.42018Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations[75]
Woodfibre DamSquamish1.61947Western Pulp LP[16]
Zeballos LakeZeballos21.852009Zeballos Lake Hydro LP[16]
Bremner CreekHarrison Lake25Pacific Greengen Power[76]
Trio CreekHarrison Lake25Pacific Greengen Power[76]
Chickwat CreekSechelt Inlet19BluEarth Renewables[77]
Lower RamonaSechelt Inlet7BluEarth Renewables[77]
Upper RamonaSechelt Inlet7BluEarth Renewables[77]
Clemina Creek HydroValemount10.5Sorgent.e Hydro Canada[76]
Serpentine Creek HydroBlue River10.5Sorgent.e Hydro Canada[76]
Wedgemount CreekWhistler5.4Wedgemount Power LP[76]
Gabion River EPAHartley Bay0.95Gitga'at Economic Partnership[78][76]
Total operating stations (MW)3,705.6
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Other renewables

Biomass, biogas and waste heat

List of all biomass, biogas and waste heat power plants in British Columbia.

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Fuel Ref
150 Mile House Waste Heat150 Mile House62008Capital PowerWaste heat[79][80]
Armstrong Wood Waste Co-GenArmstrong202001Riverside Forest ProductsBiomass[81][16]
Metro Vancouver Waste-to-EnergyBurnaby251988Metro Vancouvermunicipal solid waste[82][83]
Cache Creek landfill gas utilization PlantCache Creek52015Wastech Management ServicesBiogas[84][85]
Cariboo Pulp & PaperQuesnel612012West Fraser TimberBiomass[86][85]
Celgar Green EnergyCastlegar482010Mercer Celgar LPBiomass[87][85]
Chetwynd BiomassChetwynd122015West Fraser TimberBiomass[86][16]
Conifex Green EnergyMackenzie362015Conifex Power LPBiomass[88][85]
Crowsnest PassSparwood112013Enfinite BC LPWaste Heat[89][85]
Fort St. James Green EnergyFort St. James402017BioNorth Energy LPBiomass[90][85][91]
Fraser Lake BiomassFraser Lake122014West Fraser TimberBiomass[86][16]
Greater Nanaimo PCC CogenerationNanaimo0.3352019Regional District of NanaimoBiogas[92][16]
Harmac BiomassNanaimo552014Nanaimo Forest Products Ltd.Biomass[93]
Howe Sound Green EnergyPort Mellon1122010Howe Sound Pulp and Paper CorporationBiomass[94][16]
Intercon Green PowerPrince George31.72004?CanforBiomass[16][95]
Kamloops Green EnergyKamloops76Kruger Kamloops Pulp LPBiomass[85]
LP Golden BiomassGolden7.5Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.Biomass[16]
Merritt Green EnergyMerritt402018Nicola Clean Power Ltd.Biomass[91][85]
Nanaimo Reservoir No. 1 Energy RecoveryNanaimo0.32014City of NanaimoWaste kinetic energy[96][16]
Northwood Green PowerPrince George95CanforBiomass[85]
PGP Bio Energy ProjectPrince George60CanforBiomass[16] [citation needed]
Savona ERGSavona62008EnPowerWaste heat[80][85]
Skookumchuk PowerSkookumchuk51Skookumchuck PulpBiomass[85]
Vancouver Landfill ProjectDelta7.42003Maxim PowerBiomass[97]
Williams Lake Power PlantWilliams Lake681993Atlantic Power CorporationBiomass[85][98]
Cedar Road LFG Inc.

(Ceased operations in 2020)

Nanaimo1.42009Cedar Road LFG Inc.Biogas[99][100]
Fraser Richmond Soil and Fibre

(closed in 2019)

Richmond1.032012Harvest PowerBiomass[101][102]
Hartland Landfill Project

(closed in 2023)

Victoria1.62004Maxim PowerBiomass[103][104]
Powell River Generation

(closed in 2021)

Powell River482015Catalyst Paper CorporationBiomass[105][16]
Tolko Kelowna Cogeneration

(closed in 2020)

Kelowna14.92007Tolko IndustriesBiomass[106][16]
Total operating stations (MW)886.234
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Solar photovoltaic

List of all grid-connected solar photovoltaic power stations in British Columbia.

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
SunMineKimberley1.02015City of Kimberley[107] [85]
Tsilhqot'in Solar FarmHanceville0.992020Tsilhqot’in Nation[108][85][109]
quA-ymn Solar Logan Lake 15 2025 quA-ymn Solar LP [85][110]
m.ah a temEEwuh Solar Logan Lake 104 Logan BC Solar Project LP [111]
ONA UNB Solar Nicola Lake 15 Upper Nicola Band and Okanagan Nation Alliance [111]
Total operating stations (MW)16.99
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Wind

Main article: List of wind farms in Canada

List of all wind farms in British Columbia.

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
Bear Mountain Wind ParkDawson Creek1022009AltaGas[112]
Cape Scott Wind FarmPort Hardy992013GDF-Suez[113]
Dokie WindChetwynd1442011Dokie General Partnership[114]
Eye of the Wind49°22′15″N 123°5′56″W1.52010Grouse Mountain[115]
Meikle Wind FarmTumbler Ridge1852017Pattern Energy/PSP Investments[85][116][117]
Pennask Wind Farm49°55′26″N 120°6′14″W152017Okanagan Wind[118][85]
Quality Wind ProjectTumbler Ridge1422012Capital Power Corporation[119]
Shinish Creek Wind Farm49°39′39″N 120°8′13″W152017Okanagan Wind[118][85]
Moose Lake Wind ProjectTumbler Ridge152019Boralex[120][121]
Sukunka Wind Energy Project Chetwynd 15 2021 Sukunka Wind Project LP [122][85]
Zonnebeke Wind Energy Project Chetwynd 15 2021 Zonnebeke Wind Project LP [123][85]
Yǝyus Energy Project Campbell River 197.2 Yǝyus Energy Inc. [124]
Stewart Creek Wind Project Fort St. John 200 Stewart Creek Power Inc / Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. [125]
Ni Ti Mountain Wind Project Fraser Lake 200 Nithi Mountain Power GP [126]
K2 Wind Project Kelowna 160 K2 Wind Power Inc [127]
Highland Valley Wind Project Logan Lake 197.2 Highland Valley Wind Inc [128]
Mount Mabel Wind Project Logan Lake 142.8 Mount Mabel Wind Inc [129][111]
Boulder-Elkhart Wind Project Merritt 94 Elkhart Wind LP [111]
Nilhts'I Ecoener Project Prince George 140 Nilhts'I Ecoener Energy Corp [111]
Taylor Wind Taylor 200 Taylor Wind Project Inc [111]
Total operating stations (MW)748.5
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Natural gas

List of all natural gas power plants in British Columbia.

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Ref
Fort Nelson Generating Station58°43′26″N 122°42′4″W73.01999BC Hydro[130][1]
Houweling Nurseries CogenerationDelta8.82014Houweling's Tomatoes[131]
Island Generating StationCampbell River2752002Capital Power Corporation[132]
McMahon Cogeneration PlantTaylor1051993Heartland Generation[133]
Prince Rupert Generating Station54°17′0″N 130°18′25″W46.01975BC Hydro[130][1]
Burrard Generating Station (decommissioned in 2016)49°17′56″N 122°53′25″W9501961BC Hydro
Total operating stations (MW)507.8
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Off-grid

List of all power plants in British Columbia serving loads in communities not connected to the Western Interconnection power grid.

More information Name, Location ...
Name Location Capacity (MW) Date Owner Type Ref
Ah-Sin-Heek52°21′35″N 126°42′45″W7.3BC HydroDiesel[1]
Anahim Lake52°28′0″N 125°19′0″W3.9BC HydroDiesel[1]
Atlin59°34′28″N 133°41′57″W2.7BC HydroDiesel[1]
Bella Bella52°09′52″N 128°8′42″W4.9BC HydroDiesel[1]
Clayton Falls52°22′13″N 126°48′51″W2.0BC HydroHydroelectric[1]
Dease Lake58°26′20″N 130°0′50″W3.5BC HydroDiesel[1]
Eddontenajon57°46′18″N 129°58′46″W1.7BC HydroDiesel[1]
Elhlateese49°01′14″N 125°02′06″W0.22012BC HydroDiesel[1][134]
Good Hope Lake59°16′55″N 129°18′10″W0.82015BC HydroDiesel[1][135]
Hartley Bay53°25′30″N 129°15′07″W1.1BC HydroDiesel[1][78]
Hluey LakesDease Lake31999Capstone InfrastructureHydro[136]
Kwadacha57°25′26″N 125°37′55″W1.8BC HydroDiesel[1][137]
Kwadacha Bioenergy Project57°25′26″N 125°37′55″W0.5Kwadacha NationBiogas[137][16]
Malibu HydroMalibu0.62005Malibu ClubHydro[138]
Masset54°1′13″N 132°6′48″W16.5BC HydroDiesel[1]
McBride53°18′23″N 120°10′02″W5.02010BC HydroBiodiesel[1][139]
Moresby Lake Generating StationHaida Gwaii6.61990Atlantic Power CorporationHydro[140][16]
Ocean FallsOcean Falls141922BoralexHydro

[141]

Pine CreekAtlin2.12009Taku River Tlingit First NationHydro[142][16]
Sandspit53°14′8″N 131°52′46″W10.2BC HydroDiesel[1]
Takla55°29′00″N 125°58′25″W0.7BC HydroDiesel[1]
Telegraph Creek57°54′14″N 131°10′18″W1.8BC HydroDiesel[1]
Tsay Keh Dene56°46′37″N 124°56′32″W1.1BC HydroDiesel[1]
Toad River58°50′44″N 125°13′22″W0.62009BC HydroDiesel[1][143]
Haida Solar North Masset 2.0 2025 Tll Yahda Energy LP Solar [144][85]
Ulkatcho Solar Farm Anahim Lake 4.0 Ulkatcho Energy Corporation Solar [111][145]
Total operating stations (MW)94.6
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