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Canadian Power Generation Facilities

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Ontario:

Wawa Hydro Operations

(Generating Stations: Valerie Falls, Mission, Harris, Steephill Falls, Hollingsworth, Robert A. Dunford, McPhail, Scott Falls, Carmichael Falls* and Shekak)
The Wawa Hydro Operations are located in Northern Ontario near Sault Ste. Marie on five river systems: the Magpie River, the Michipicoten River, the Seine River, the Groundhog River and Nagagami River. The facilities consist of:

  • 10 hydroelectric generating stations with an installed capacity of 195 MW, producting on average 921 GWh of electricity annually.
  • Interconnected to the Ontario Power grid.
  • Watershed area covering 7,000 square kilometres with water storage capacity of 156 GWh.

*50% owned by Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund


Sault Hydro Operations

(Generating Stations: Francis H. Clergue, Mackay, Gartshore, Hogg, and Andrews)
The Sault Hydro Operations are located in Northern Ontario near Sault Ste. Marie on two river systems: the Montreal River and the St. Mary's River. The facilities consist of:

  • 5 hydroelectric generating stations with an installed capacity of 203 MW, producting on average 906 GWh of electricity annually.
  • Interconnected to the Ontario Power grid.



Mississagi Operations*

(Generating Stations: Aubrey Falls, Red Rock Falls, Wells, G.W. Rayner, Serpent River and Cameron Falls)
The Mississagi Operations are located in Northern Ontario near Sault Ste. Marie on three river systems: the Mississagi River, the Serpent River and the Aux Sables River. The facilities consist of:

  • 6 hydroelectric generating stations with a total installed capacity of 499 MW, producing on average 797 GWh of electricity annually.
  • interconnected to the Ontario power grid.
  • watershed area covering approximately 11,000 square kilometres with a total water storage capacity of 158 GWh.

*50% owned by Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund except for Serpent River and Cameron Falls - 11 MW)


Ontario Wind Operations

Prince Wind Energy Project
The Prince Wind Energy Project comprises 126 wind turbines extending over nearly 20,000 acres. With a total installed capacity of 189 megawatts (MW), Prince is now the largest wind farm in Canada.

Completed in November, 2006, the Prince Wind Energy Project is located northwest of Sault Ste. Marie, in Northern Ontario. The project was constructed in two phases, each with its own 20-year power purchase agreement with the Ontario Power Authority.


Lake Superior Operations

The Lake Superior Power facility (LSP) is a 110-megawatt, natural gas-fired co-generation plant. Located in Sault Ste. Marie, LSP operates in conjunction with Brookfield Power's 21 hydroelectric power plants in northern Ontario, which together produce a total of over 1,007 megawatts. Powered by two GE natural gas-driven turbines and one GE steam turbine, LSP produces 850 GWh of electricity per year as well as steam for industrial customers.


Great lakes Power

GLP also includes a separate transmission and distribution business, which has supplied power to parts of northern Ontario for almost 90 years.

  • Substations on each river system are linked by 722 kilometres of 115 and 230 kilovolt ("kV") transmission lines.
  • The system is interconnected with the Ontario power grid at Wawa, Ontario, and via two 230 kV transmission lines at Mississagi, Ontario, 46 miles east of Sault Ste. Marie.
  • Great Lakes Power supplies electricity to its direct customers through 1,712 kilometres of distribution lines.


Quebec:

Lièvre Operations*

(Generating Stations: Masson, Dufferin, High Falls and Cedar Dam)
Acquired in 1999, Lièvre Operations are located in western Quebec, along the Lièvre River, a tributary of the Ottawa River. The facilities include:

  • 4 hydroelectric generating stations with an installed capacity of 249 MW, producing on average 1,492 GWh of electricity annually.
  • 50 kilometres of transmission lines interconnected to the Quebec and Ontario power grids.
  • watershed area covering approximately 9,560 square kilometres with water storage capacity of 518 GWh.

*50 % owned by Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund


Pontiac Operations

(Generating Stations: Joey-Tanenbaum, W.R. Beatty)
Acquired in 1996, Pontiac Operations operate 2 hydroelectric generating stations in western Quebec with a combined generating capacity of 28 MW producing on average 195 GWh of electricity annually, and a water storage capacity of 43 GWh. These generating stations are located on the Noire and Coulonge Rivers, two tributaries of the Ottawa River.


British Columbia:

Powell River Energy*

(Generating Station: Powell River, Lois Lake)
Acquired in February 2001, Powell River Energy is located on the west coast of the British Columbia mainland, approximately 160 kilometres north of Vancouver. The facilities consist of:

  • 2 hydroelectric generating stations with a total installed capacity of 82 MW, producing on average 522 GWh of electricity annually.
  • approximately 20 kilometres of transmission lines with interconnections to the British Columbia power grid.
  • watershed area covering approximately 1,979 square kilometres with total water storage capacity of 158 GWh.

*50 % owned by Great Lakes Hydro Income Fund


Pingston Creek Power

(Generating Station: Pingston Creek)
Pingston Creek, a 50% owned partnership with Canadian Hydro Developers Inc., owns and operates the recently completed 30 MW hydroelectric generating station near Revelstoke, B.C. The power and green attributes from this plant are sold for 20 years to BC Hydro.