Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations

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hydroelectric power station complex run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant

The Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations are a major complex of hydroelectric power plants on the Niagara River in Ontario, Canada, that harness the flow of Niagara Falls to generate electricity for the province.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station 2
Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station complex ⓘ
run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plant ⓘ
connectsTo Ontario electricity grid ⓘ
surface form: Ontario high-voltage transmission network

Eastern Interconnection ⓘ
surface form: Ontario–New York interconnection
country Canada ⓘ
environmentalContext Great Lakes–St. Lawrence system ⓘ
surface form: Great Lakes–St. Lawrence basin
expandedIn 1950s ⓘ
generationType renewable energy ⓘ
gridConnection Ontario electricity grid ⓘ
hasAssociatedStructure Niagara River control structures ⓘ
water diversion tunnels ⓘ
hasMaximumGeneratingCapacity approximately 1,499 MW ⓘ
approximately 1,900 MW ⓘ
approximately 498 MW ⓘ
hasPart Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station

Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station
hasReservoir Niagara River diversion reservoirs ⓘ
heritageStatus major historic hydroelectric development in Canada ⓘ
inception 1922 ⓘ
1922 ⓘ
1954 ⓘ
inceptionPart Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station
locatedDownstreamOf Niagara Falls ⓘ
locatedIn Niagara Falls region ⓘ
surface form: Niagara Falls, Ontario

Niagara River ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ontario ⓘ
Regional Municipality of Niagara ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear Lewiston, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
Queenston, Upper Canada ⓘ
surface form: Queenston, Ontario
locatedUpstreamOf Queenston-Lewiston Bridge ⓘ
surface form: Queenston–Lewiston Bridge
namedAfter Adam Beck ⓘ
numberOfTurbines over 30 ⓘ
operator Ontario Power Generation ⓘ
ownedBy Ontario Power Generation ⓘ
partOf Niagara River hydropower system ⓘ
primaryFuel hydropower ⓘ
purpose electricity generation ⓘ
harnessing Niagara River flow ⓘ
regulatesFlowOf Niagara Falls ⓘ
regulatoryAuthority Ontario Energy Board ⓘ
significantFor Ontario electricity supply ⓘ
binational Niagara hydropower development ⓘ
startOfConstruction 1917 ⓘ
1949 ⓘ
subjectOf Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 ⓘ
surface form: Canada–United States Niagara River water diversion treaties
usesTurbineType Francis turbine ⓘ
usesWaterSource Niagara Falls ⓘ
watercourse Niagara River ⓘ

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Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → hasPart → Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → hasPart → Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Adam Beck II Generating Station
Niagara Falls → hasPowerPlant → Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations ⓘ
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → inceptionPart → Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station