Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is a Crown Corporation with a mandate to deliver reliable, least cost energy to residents and industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hydro Group’s installed generating capacity, 7,289 megawatts (MW) is the fourth largest of all utility companies in Canada and Hydro is the province’s major energy provider. 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. Hydro also distributes power directly to 35,000 customers in rural Newfoundland and Labrador.