Another chunk of Churchill The interior excavation for the massive Churchill Falls project in the 1960s. Quebec insisted on a clause in the latest agreement saying nothing in the new deal is related to the old one. The new power projects centre on an addition to the Churchill Falls generating station, a new generation facility downstream on Gull Island and a proposal to examine a site at Muskrat Falls for possible power generation. The Gull Island station will generate 2,200 megawatts of power and Newfoundland will be guaranteed 1,000 MW for use in Labrador and an additional 800 MW transmission line it plans to build under the sea to Newfoundland. The estimated cost of this power generation will be 2.7c a kilowatt, which compares with the North American average cost of 6.3c a kilowatt.
Some people see getting more power out of an already dammed river making some sense.
But many are worried about the fate of two undammed rivers that will be diverted to provide extra water for the new turbines. The upper Romaine and St-Jean rivers will be partially diverted into the Churchill system. At Churchill Falls, two new generators will be built with that water, which will add a further 1,000 MW of power. If the feasibility study says Muskrat Island should be built, another 800 MW could be generated. Estimates for job creation over the 10-year life of these projects include 17,000 direct jobs and 67,000 indirect jobs.