The province's six natural gas-fired power stations operate at times of peak system demand, when Saskatchewan's electricity demands are at their highest. This usually occurs during the winter months on the coldest days and during the hottest days of summer.
Operated remotely from the provincial Grid Control Centre in Regina, the stations' gas turbines can be started up and shut down quickly as needed.
Yellowhead Power Station
Fast facts
- Located in North Battleford, Saskatchewan
- Equipped with three General Electric LM6000 simple cycle gas turbines and operated through a dedicated fibre optic link from Regina
- Total capacity of 138-net megawatts (MW)
- Commissioned in 2010
Landis Power Station
Fast facts
- Located near Landis, Saskatchewan
- Total capacity of 79-net MW
- Commissioned in 1975; refurbished in 1999
Meadow Lake Power Station
Fast facts
- Located near Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
- Total capacity of 44-net MW
- Commissioned in 1984
Queen Elizabeth Power Station
Fast facts
- Originally named the South Saskatchewan River Generating Station; renamed and officially commissioned in 1959 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
- Natural gas-fired station located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Three original units with a combined generating capacity of 218-net MW
- Of the original three units, two units had a combined generating capacity of 123-net MW
- The third original unit had a generating capacity of 95-net MW and was commissioned in 1971
- Six 25-MW combustion gas turbines, along with systems to produce additional electricity from waste heat, were commissioned in June 2002; the combined-cycle technology adds 150 MW of supply and reduces our greenhouse gas emissions by an amount equal to emissions from 30,000 cars!
- Three natural gas turbines were added in 2010. Each one provides 36-net MW for a total of 108-net MW
- Total generating capacity 430-net MW
Success Power Station
Fast facts
- Located near Swift Current, Saskatchewan
- Total capacity of 30-net MW
- Commissioned in 1967-1968
Ermine Power Station
Fast facts
- Located near Kerrobert, Saskatchewan
- Built near an existing switching station, Ermine Switching Station, which lowered project costs by reducing the need for new transmission lines
- Total capacity of 92-net MW
- Commissioned in 2009
Power Suppliers
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NRGreen Heat Recovery Facilities
Fast facts
- Four Saskatchewan locations: Kerrobert, Loreburn, Estlin and Alameda
- Waste heat power generation
- Four gas turbine compressor units (5 MW each)
- Total capacity of 20-net MW
- Owned by NRGreen Power Limited Partnership
- Utilizing technologies developed and manufactured by Ormat and GE, the waste heat units constructed at Alliance Pipeline's four compressor stations in Saskatchewan recover the exhaust heat from natural gas turbines (which compress the gas to transport it through the pipeline) and convert it into electricity
- Generates no new greenhouse gas or other emissions
- Does not use water for operations
- Commissioned in 2006 (Kerrobert) and 2008 (Loreburn, Estlin and Alameda)
Spy Hill Generating Station
Fast Facts
- Located near Esterhazy, Saskatchewan
- Owned by Northland Power Inc.
- Equipped with two General Electric LM6000-PF aeroderivative gas turbines
- Total capacity of 86-net MW
- Commissioned in 2011
