1980-1989

• Nova Scotia Tidal Power Corp. commissions North America's first tidal generating station in 1984.
• By 1985, nuclear generation's share of total generated
• electricity stands at 13 per cent. Through the decade, nine nuclear stations begin operations in New Brunswick, Ontario and Québec.
• In 1986, Hydro-Québec builds the Kuujjuaq Wind Turbine demonstration project in Québec's Far North.
• Also in 1986, Hydro-Québec completes phase 1 of the
• La Grande complex; at that time, it accounted for 40 per cent of installed capacity.
• As a result of spiraling thermal production costs in the U.S., Canada's electricity exports peak at 45TWh, worth $1.2 billion in 1987