List Of Electrical Generating Stations In Ontario
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This is a list of electrical generating stations in Ontario, Canada.


Nuclear

Nuclear power accounts for roughly 60% of Ontario's power generation, and represents the baseload of its power supply. The government plans to maintain nuclear power's role in energy generation through to 2025. Ontario currently has 16 nuclear units in operation. These reactors amount to 11,400 MW of generation capacity and are located at three sites. The stations were constructed by the provincial
Crown corporation A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...
, Ontario Hydro. In April 1999 Ontario Hydro was split into 5 component Crown corporations with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) taking over all electrical generating stations.


Fossil fuel

List of all fossil fuel generating stations in Ontario.


Renewable


Biomass

List of
biomass Biomass is plant-based material used as a fuel for heat or electricity production. It can be in the form of wood, wood residues, energy crops, agricultural residues, and waste from industry, farms, and households. Some people use the terms bi ...
electrical generating stations in Ontario.


Hydroelectric

List of all hydroelectric generating stations in Ontario.


Wind

List of all wind farms in Ontario.


Solar

List of all solar farms in Ontario.


Notes and references

Notes References


See also

* Ontario Power Generation * Electricity policy of Ontario * Energy in Canada * List of electrical generating stations in Canada


External links


"Where is my Electricity Coming From at this Hour? (if I lived in Ontario)" (Canadian Nuclear Society, with data from IESO)
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