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Canadian Hydro Developers Inc.
Company typePublic
IndustryElectricity generation
HeadquartersCalgary, Alberta, Canada
Key people
John Keating, President and Chief Operating Officer
ProductsElectricity
Number of employees
-
Websitewww.canhydro.com

Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. TSXKHD is a Canadian company that operates 12 hydroelectric power sites, 4 wind power sites and one biomass power site in Canada. Canadian Hydro Developers is the Canadian leading supplier of EcoLogo certified power from environmentally sounds low-impact power production with plants located in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. Canadian Hydro Developers sells most power under long term contracts to major provincial utilities such as Ontario Power Generation and BC Hydro.

Canadian Hydro was founded by two brothers John and Ross Keating with Jack McCleary founded the company. In 1989 Canadian Hydro had secured $1.3 million in equity and a contract with TransAlta to build three small run-of-river facilities. Revenue from these plants where then used in part to finance the future plants.

Generating Facilities

All facilities are owned by Canadian Hydro Developers.

Name Location Fuel Units net capacity (Date) Capacity (net MW) Link
Akolkolex Revelstoke, BC Hydro
  • (1995)
[1]
Appleton Appleton, ON Hydro
  • Run-of-river (1994)
[2]
Belly River Glenwood, AB Hydro
  • Run-of-river (1991)
[3]
Cowley North Pincher Creek, AB Wind Power
  • 15 Nordex N60 1.3 MW turbines (2001)
19.5 MW [4]
Cowley Ridge Pincher Creek, AB Wind Power
  • 52 Kenetech 33M-VS (360 kW) (1999)
  • 5 Kenetech 33M-VS (375 kW) (2000)
21.4 MW [5]
Galetta Galetta, ON Hydro
  • (1907)
[6]
Grande Prairie Grande Prairie , AB Biomass
  • (2003)
25 MW [7]
Melancthon I Shelburn, ON Windpower
  • 45 GE 1.5 MW turbines (2006)
67.5 MW [8][9]
Misema New Liskeard, ON Hydro
  • (2003)
[10]
Moose Rapids Sudbury, ON Hydro
  • Run-of-river (1997)
[11]
Pingston Revelstoke, BC Hydro
  • Two turbines (2003)
  • One turbine (2004)
45MW [12]
Ragged Chute New Liskeard, ON Hydro
  • Run-of-river (1991)
[13]
Sinnott Wind Plant Pincher Creek, AB Wind Power
  • 5 Nordex N60 1.3 MW turbines (2001)
6.5 MW [14]
St. Mary St. Mary, AB Hydro
  • Run-of-river
[15]
Taylor Magrath, AB Hydro
  • Run-of-river
[16]
Taylor Wind Plant Magrath, AB Wind Power
  • 9 Kennetech 375 kW turbines (2004)
3.4 MW [17]
Upper Mamquam Squamish, BC Hydro
  • under construction
25 MW [18]
Waterton Waterton, AB Hydro
  • Run-of-river (1992)
[19]