NT · Isolated northern systems · 2023

Northwest Territories

Several isolated hydro and diesel systems, not one grid. Taltson expansion is the nation-building file. Full dossier not in this edition.

TWh generated

270 MW

capacity

22%

non-emitting

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g CO2e/kWh (2022)

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TWh net exports

HydroNatural gasOil / diesel

Hydro 0.1 TWh · 19%

Natural gas 0.1 TWh · 14%

Oil / diesel 0.4 TWh · 62%

Generation mix, 2023. Source: CER Energy Future 2026.

CER Current Measures — demand, generation, capacity

	2023	2026	2030	2035	2050
Generation TWh	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9
End-use electricity TWh	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9
Capacity GW	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4
Gen − end-use TWh	-0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1

Same workbook for every jurisdiction. Residual ≠ surplus. Source: CER EF2026.

No connection to Alberta, BC, or the North American bulk system.

Among the highest in Canada; Territorial Power Support Program caps a block of kWh at Yellowknife rates.

Operator: Northwest Territories Power Corporation. Regulator: NWT Public Utilities Board. This page will take the same skeleton as Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and B.C. without a redesign.

Numbers

Metric	2023	Note
Generation	0.69 TWh	CER EF2026
Capacity	269.8 MW	includes storage where reported
End-use electricity	0.7 TWh	converted from PJ
Net international exports	—	positive = export
Interprovincial in-flows	—	Quebec’s in-flow is mostly Churchill Falls