Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
Type	Crown Corporation
Founded	St. John's, Newfoundland (1954)
Headquarters	St. John's, Newfoundland Canada
Key people	Ed Martin, President & CEO
Industry	Electricity generation & distribution
Products	Electricity
Revenue	$493,500,000 CAN
Employees	1,150 (2005)
Subsidiaries	Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited Lower Churchill Development Corporation Limited Gull Island Power Company Limited Twin Falls Power Corporation Limited
Website	www.nlh.nl.ca

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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro's installed generating capacity, 7427 megawatts (MW) is the fourth largest of all utility companies in Canada. Generating assets consist of ten hydroelectric plants, including the Churchill Falls hydroelectric plant, which is the second largest underground power station in the world with a rated capacity of 5,428 MW of power, one oil-fired plant, four gas turbines and 26 diesel plants. Every year, Hydro generates and transmits over 80 per cent of the electrical energy consumed by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians – over 6,487 GWh of energy in 2004. The megawatt (symbol: MW) is a unit for measuring power corresponding to one million (106) watts. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Churchill Falls are waterfalls, 245 ft (75 m) high, on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... An underground power station is a type of hydroelectric power station constructed by excavating the major components (e. ... This machine has a single-stage centrifugal compressor and turbine, a recuperator, and foil bearings. ...

In 1975 the Newfoundland and Labrador Power Commission, a crown corporation originally established to assist in rural electrification, was renamed Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation (Hydro). Hydro is a crown corporation, owned by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hydro generates, transmits and distributes electrical power and energy to utility, residential and industrial customers throughout the province. The Newfoundland Power Commission was created in 1954 by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to provide rural electrification of the Province, and it made its first significant start in 1958 when it installed a 200 kilowatt (KW) diesel generator at Happy Valley. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. ... This article is about the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is the parent company of the Hydro Group of Companies comprised of:

• Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited (CFLCo)
• Lower Churchill Development Corporation Limited (LCDC)
• Gull Island Power Company Limited (GIPCo)
• Twin Falls Power Corporation Limited (TwinCo)

The Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation (CFLCo) was originally formed in 1958 as a subsidiary of British Newfoundland Development Corporation (BRINCO) and known as the Hamilton Falls Power Corporation, it built and operated the Churchill Falls hydro electric complex. ...

Generating Facilities

Hydroelectric Generating Stations

Labrador (5,428 MW)

• Churchill Falls Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Twin Falls Hydroelectric Generating Station (non-operating)

Newfoundland (1,254 MW) Churchill Falls are waterfalls, 245 ft (75 m) high, on the Churchill River in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Twin Falls, Labrador Twin Falls are waterfalls, 175 ft (53m) high, located on the Unknown River, a tributary of the Churchill River that drains the central Labrador basin and flows into Lake Melville and the Atlantic Ocean. ...

• Bay d'Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility
• Cat Arm Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Granite Canal Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Hinds Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Paradise River Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Upper Salmon Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Roddickton Hydroelectric generating station
• Snooks Arm Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Venams Bight Hydroelectric Generating Station

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• Star Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Rattle Brook Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Deer Lake Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Exploits River (Grand Falls) Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Exploits River (Bishops Falls) Hydroelectric Generating Station

Thermal (Diesel) Generating Stations

Labrador (32.8 MW)

• Happy Valley-Goose Bay
• Mud Lake
• Black Tickle
• Cartwright
• Charlottetown
• Davis Inlet
• Hopedale
• L'Anse-au-Loop
• Makkovik
• Mary's Harbour
• Nain
• Norman Bay
• Port Hope Simpson
• Postville
• Rigolet
• St. Lewis
• William's Harbour

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• Francois
• Grey River
• Hawke's Bay
• Little Bay Islands
• McCallum
• Ramea
• Rencontre East
• St. Anthony
• St. Brendan's

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Thermal (Oil) Generating Stations

Newfoundland (490 MW)

• Holyrood Thermal Generating Station

The Holyrood Thermal Electric Generating Station built by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Corporation is located near the community of Holyrood, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. ...

Gas Turbine Generating Stations

Labrador (27 MW)

• Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Newfoundland (123 MW) Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a town in Labrador, Canada. ...

• Hardwoods
• Holyrood
• Stephenville

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Highlights in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

• 1947 – George Desbarats hired as an engineering consultant to undertake a water power survey
• 1949 – Premier J.R. Smallwood promised to create a public utility
• 1954 – On June 22, the Power Commission Act was passed creating the Newfoundland Power Commission, what would become Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
• 1956 – George Desbarats began as Commissioner and sole employee of the Newfoundland Power Commission.
• 1956 - British Newfoundland Development Corporation (BRINCO) was formed to explore development at Bay d’Espoir and later Churchill Falls
• 1958 – Premier Smallwood announced his Rural Electrification Plan
• 1958 – John Ryan succeeds George Desbarats as Chair of the Commission
• 1961 – Frank Newbury becomes Chair of the Commission
• 1963 – Government passed the Rural Electrification Act, which established power distribution districts (PDDs) to assist non-incorporated municipalities to access electricity where feasible
• 1964 - George Hobbs becomes Chair
• 1964 – Bay d’Espoir Hydro Electric Development begins
• 1965 – Government signed an agreement with Newfoundland Light and Power to give it ownership of the rural lines connected to its system. Any future lines would be jointly constructed.
• 1965 – The Newfoundland and Labrador Power Commission Act replaced the 1954 Power Commission Act and created the Newfoundland and Labrador Rural Electrical Authority (REA). The Act also provided for the establishment of a province-wide electrical code.
• 1966 – Bay d’Espoir Stage 2 began construction
• 1968 – Construction on Holyrood Thermal Generating Station began
• 1969 – CFLCo and Hydro-Québec sign the Upper Churchill Falls power contract
• 1971 – First power from Churchill Falls delivered to Quebec
• 1974 – Churchill Falls project was complete.
• 1974 – Wallace Read replaces George Hobbs as Chair of the Power Commission.
• 1974 - Government acquires part ownership of CFLCo from Brinco
• 1975 – Government reforms the Commission into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro-Electric Corporation (Hydro)
• 1975 – Denis Groom appointed as President and CEO of Hydro
• 1975 – Government appoints Douglas Fullerton as the first Chairman of the Board of the Hydro Group of Companies.
• 1978 – Stage 3 of the Bay d’Espoir project was officially opened
• 1978 – Victor Young replaced Denis Groom as chairman and CEO of Hydro
• 1980 – Hinds Lake Hydro Electric Development came on stream
• 1981 – Roddickton mini-hydro generating station opened
• 1983 – Upper Salmon Hydro Electric Development plant opened
• 1985 – Cat Arm Hydro Electric Development opened making it the second largest hydro project on the island.
• 1985 – Cyril Abery replaced Vic Young as chairman and CEO
• 1989 – Paradise River Hydro Electric Development became operational
• 1989 – Hydro Place became the official headquarters for the Hydro Group of Companies
• 1991 – Cyril Abery resigned as chairman and CEO. He was replaced by David Mercer as President and CEO, while James Chalker assumed the duties of chairman of the board.
• 1995 – William Wells replaced David Mercer as President and CEO of Hydro.
• 1998 – Two small-scale private hydro projects at Star Lake and Rattle Brook were put into service
• 2003 – New 40 MW Granite Canal Hydro Electric Development officially opened

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External links

• Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro