Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations

Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations
The Adam Beck stations as seen from the air; the northern dam (nearest) is Adam Beck I and the southern is Adam Beck II.
Country	Canada
Location	Niagara Falls, Ontario
Coordinates	43°08′51″N 79°02′41″W / 43.14750°N 79.04472°W / 43.14750; -79.04472
Status	Operational
Commission date	Adam Beck I 1922, Adam Beck II 1954
National Historic Site of Canada
Official name	Queenston-Chippawa Hydro-Electric Development National Historic Site of Canada
Designated	1990
Owner(s)	Ontario Power Generation
Operator(s)	Ontario Power Generation
Power generation
Units operational	26 (Adam Beck I 10, Adam Beck II 16)
Nameplate capacity	1,962 MW[1]
External links
Website	www.opg.com
Commons	Related media on Commons
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Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations are two hydroelectric generating stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Sir Adam Beck Generating Station I, Sir Adam Beck Generating Station II and the Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station are all owned by Ontario Power Generation. Following the development of several smaller generating stations around Niagara Falls in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Province of Ontario authorized the construction of the first major publicly owned generating station in the province.^[2] At the time it was built, it was the largest hydroelectric generating station in the world.

The stations divert water from the Niagara and Welland rivers above Niagara Falls which is then released into the lower portion of the Niagara River, and together produce up to 1,962 MW (2,631,000 hp).