The Laforge-2 is a
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 ...
generating station on the Laforge River, a tributary of the
La Grande River
La Grande River (, ; ; both meaning "great river") is a river in northwestern Quebec, Canada, rising in the highlands of the north-central part of the province and flowing roughly west to its drainage at James Bay. It is the second-longest rive ...
, and is part of
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec () is a Canadian Crown corporations of Canada#Quebec, Crown corporation public utility headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It manages the electricity generation, generation, electric power transmission, transmission and electricity ...
's
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 ...
. The station can generate 319
MW and was commissioned in 1996. It is considered a "
run of the river" generating station since the Laforge-2 Reservoir is located much farther upstream. Together with
La Grande-1, they are the only two generating stations of the James Bay Project that use a
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
without any major waterlevel fluctuations. Thus, the amount of electricity generated by the station depends almost entirely on the waterflow of the river, which is largely controlled by upstream reservoirs and generating stations.
See also
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List of power 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 Provinces and territories of Canada, province/territory in which they reside.
By type
The follo ...
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Reservoirs and dams in Canada
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
External links
Hydro-Québec's La Grande Complex
James Bay Project
Dams in Quebec
Dams completed in 1996
Dams on the Laforge River
Publicly owned dams in Canada
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