Commentary
On Aug. 17, 2026, Ottawa, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador announced a close to $70 billion investment package to “nearly triple the power generation capacity” of the mighty Churchill Falls power generation facility. The Churchill Falls hydroelectric station is one of the great engineering achievements in Canadian history. It is the country’s second-largest hydro facility, and will soon become number one in terms of capacity.
My concern is that this massive investment in “power capacity” will not triple the “electrical energy” production and that the investment will be inflationary for rate payers.
For half a century, Churchill Falls has delivered approximately 35 terawatt‑hours (TWh) of electricity every year, which is enough electrical energy for 2.3 million Canadians….