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Ontario Power Generation was created in April 1999 when the Progressive Conservative government executed a plan to privatize Ontario Hydro. The company assumed ownership of all generating stations from its predecessor and operates as a Crown corporation wholly owned by the government of Ontario.
The Pickering Nuclear Generation Station is located in Pickering, Ontario, while the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station sits on the shores of Lake Ontario in Courtice, Ontario. OPG also owns two plants at Bruce Nuclear Generating Station on Lake Huron which are operated by Bruce Power under a long-term lease.
By 2014, Ontario Power Generation had stopped burning coal to generate electricity after the Nanticoke Generating Station closed. The Liberal government of Dalton McGuinty promised to phase out coal generation by 2007 but this goal was not met until 2014 due to operational reasons.
Nicolle Butcher became president and chief executive officer of Ontario Power Generation on the 19th of December 2024 following Ken Hartwick resignation. Wendy Kei serves as chair of the board of directors since her appointment on the 27th of June 2019.
Ontario Power Generation completed a deal to purchase the former head office building for General Motors of Canada on the 13th of February 2023. The address is 1908 Colonel Sam Drive in Oshawa, Ontario with full occupancy expected by end of 2025.