Thermal Tour
NB Power uses 5 thermal generating stations throughout New Brunswick .
Dalhousie
The Dalhousie Generating Station is located on the Bay of Chaleur in the town of Dalhousie. The town was named in 1826 after the ninth Earl of Dalhousie, George Ramsay, who was Governor of Upper and Lower Canada. The station began generating electricity in 1969 and has a capacity of 300 MW. Dalhousie was the third station in Canada to install a “scrubber” which is used to remove sulphur dioxide from flue gases.
Belledune
The 450 MW Belledune Generating Station is located in north east New Brunswick in the village of Belledune. The station began generating electricity in 1993. It was the first in Canada to install a "scrubber" to help reduce sulphur dioxide emissions. As well as a scrubber, the station also has an electrostatic precipitator (which removes over 99% of the particles in the flue gases) and special burners to limit nitrogen oxide emissions.
Grand Lake
The Grand Lake Generating Station is located in the centre of the province near New Brunswick 's largest lake. It was originally built to provide electricity to Fredericton and a cotton mill in Marysville. This coal-fueled station began operation in the early 1930s and has a capacity of 57 MW.
Courtenay Bay
The Courtenay Bay Generating Station is located in eastern Saint John . This station was NB Power's first high temperature/high pressure thermal station and went on line in 1960. The station is fuelled by oil and has a capacity of 253 MW. One of its unique features is its close interconnection with major local industry - oil is piped directly from a neighbouring refinery to the plant and the plant also supplies steam and electricity to a nearby pulp and paper mill.
Coleson Cove
The Coleson Cove Generating Station is located on the western border of Saint John. The area was named after John Coleson who farmed there in the 19th century. Coleson Cove is the NB Power's largest generating station as well as the largest in eastern Canada. It has been generating electricity since 1976 and has a capacity of 978 MW. It was the sixth station in Canada and the third for NB Power to have a scrubber installed to help reduce sulphur dioxide emissions.
