The following page lists electrical generating stations in
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
,
Canada
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.
Quebec produces close to 96% of its electricity through
hydropower
Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power or water energy, is the use of falling or fast-running water to Electricity generation, produce electricity or to power machines. This is achieved by energy transformation, ...
. The
James Bay Project
The James Bay Project () involves the construction of a series of hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power stations on the La Grande River in northwestern Quebec, Canada by government-owned corporation, state-owned public utility, utility Hydro-Qué ...
is Quebec's largest generation complex, with an installed capacity of 16,527
megawatt
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of power, approximately 40% of the province's peak load.
Hydro-Québec
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, the
government-owned
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public utility
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is the main power generator in the province with 59
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is Electricity generation, electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies 15% of the world's electricity, almost 4,210 TWh in 2023, which is more than all other Renewable energ ...
facilities located across the province, for a total installed capacity of 34,490 MW.
Hydroelectric
Owned by Hydro-Québec
List of
hydroelectric generating stations owned and operated by Hydro-Québec Production.
Stations with partial Hydro-Québec ownership
Privately owned hydroelectric generating stations
List of privately owned hydroelectric generating stations in Quebec, including facilities owned by municipal utilities.
Other renewables
Wind
List of
wind farm
A wind farm, also called a wind park or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an exten ...
s in Quebec.
Biomass
List of
biomass
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and waste generating stations in Quebec.
Nuclear
List of
nuclear
Nuclear may refer to:
Physics
Relating to the nucleus of the atom:
*Nuclear engineering
*Nuclear physics
*Nuclear power
*Nuclear reactor
*Nuclear weapon
*Nuclear medicine
*Radiation therapy
*Nuclear warfare
Mathematics
* Nuclear space
*Nuclear ...
generating stations in Quebec.
Fossil fuel
List of
fossil fuel generating stations in Quebec.
Off-grid
List of all generating stations in Quebec serving loads not connected to the main
North American
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power grid.
See also
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List of electrical generating stations in Canada
Canada is home to a wide variety of power stations (or generating stations). The lists below outline power stations of significance by type, or by the province/territory in which they reside.
By type
The following pages lists the power stations ...
*
La Cité de l'Énergie
La Cite de l'Énergie (French language, French for ''the city of energy'') is a theme park based on local industrial history and located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.
Facilities
*A Science museum#Science center, science centre, which includes a ...
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List of reservoirs and dams in Canada
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Notes and references
Notes
References
External links
Hydro-Québec official websiteAlphabetical list of private and municipal power stations
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electrical generating stations
Hydro-Québec
Lists of power stations in Canada