This should have been published in the Towns and Nature blog, so it got moved
there so I can more easily find it the next time I look. And so that references to these notes are to the correct blog.
If you got sent here for any of these photos, please go to "
Niagara Falls, ON: Sir Adam Beck Power Station 1921 446mw #1, 1954 1.5gw #2 and 1956 174mw Pump Storage by Niagara River"
Karen Limardi
posted six photos with the comment: "The Sir Adam Beck Power Station on the Canadian side from the gorge trails in Artpark this [Sep 24, 2023] afternoon."
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Generators: Units 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 went into service in 1954.
Generators: Units 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 went into service in 1955.
Generators: Units 23 and 24 went into service in 1957.
Generators: Units 25 and 26 went into service in 1958.
Sir Adam Beck #1 taught me that the date of the first phase is used to date the power station. Originally, the generators were 25hz instead of 60hz. [
NiagaraFallsInfo_station1]
Generators: Units #1, #2 and # 4 went in service on 26 January 1922.
Generators: Unit #5 went into service in 1923.
Generators: Units #3, #6 and # 7 went into service in 1924.
Generators: Units # 8 and #9 went into service on December 5th 1925.
Generators: Unit #10 went into service in July of 1930.
A hydro canal was dug for #1, but #2 uses two 14m (46') tunnels to carry the water from upstream of the falls. [
NiagaraFallsInfo_station2]
I think the inlet for the tunnels are in this bay
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