Community Profile - Hydro Electricity

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Hydroelectric Power
www.hydro.mb.ca
235 – 10^th Street
Brandon, MB R7A 7J8
Phone: (204) 727-9233

Nearly all of Manitoba Hydro’s electricity is generated from self-renewing waterpower, with 98 per cent of the total produced from 14 hydroelectric generating stations, primarily on the Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, and Nelson rivers. The remainder of the province’s energy needs are produced from thermal generating stations in Brandon and Selkirk and power purchased from an independent wind farm in St. Leon.

Manitoba Hydro is a provincial Crown Corporation, the utility also imports and exports electricity within Canada and the mid-western United States. The province’s abundant water resources—in addition to its beneficial export contracts—provide Manitobans with electricity rates that are among the lowest in North America.

Manitoba Hydro provides electricity to over 527 000 customers throughout the province and natural gas service to over 263 000 customers in various communities—primarily in the southern region. In addition to providing residential and commercial customers with electricity and gas, Manitoba Hydro aggressively promotes energy conservation through its many Power Smart* programs. The utility is known nationally for its quality of service and reliability (see accompanying data from the corporation’s quarterly customer satisfaction tracking study).

A respected corporate citizen, Manitoba Hydro is also well-known for its environmental practices, its renowned employee volunteerism, and its outstanding community support.

*Manitoba Hydro is a licensee of the Trademark and Official Mark.

Utility Rate Comparisons
Survey of Canadian Electricity Bills — Effective May 1, 2010

General Service Large Industrial Loads
Customer Owned Transformation
100,000 kW at 100% power factor and 62,000,000 kW.h

$ Per Month

Source and additional information: MB Hydro

General Service Medium Loads
Utility Owned Transformation
300 kW at 90% power factor and 120 000 kW.h

$ Per Month

Source and additional information: MB Hydro