Shawinigan-2 Generating Station
E705974
Shawinigan-2 Generating Station is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Shawinigan, Quebec, that harnesses the Saint-Maurice River to generate electricity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand-Mère Generating Station | 1 |
| Shawinigan-2 Generating Station canonical | 1 |
| Shawinigan-3 Generating Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7955090 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shawinigan-2 Generating Station Context triple: [Saint-Maurice River, hasHydroelectricPlant, Shawinigan-2 Generating Station]
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A.
Robert-Bourassa generating station
The Robert-Bourassa generating station is a massive hydroelectric power plant in northern Quebec and one of the key facilities in Hydro-Québec’s La Grande complex.
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B.
Les Cèdres generating station
Les Cèdres generating station is a hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, that harnesses the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to generate electricity.
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C.
Muskrat Falls Generating Station
Muskrat Falls Generating Station is a large hydroelectric power facility on the lower Churchill River in Labrador, Canada, developed to supply renewable electricity to Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond.
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D.
Beauharnois generating station
The Beauharnois generating station is a large hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, known for harnessing the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to produce electricity.
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E.
Annapolis Royal Generating Station
Annapolis Royal Generating Station is a former tidal power generating facility in Nova Scotia, Canada, known as one of the few tidal power plants in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shawinigan-2 Generating Station Target entity description: Shawinigan-2 Generating Station is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Shawinigan, Quebec, that harnesses the Saint-Maurice River to generate electricity.
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A.
Robert-Bourassa generating station
The Robert-Bourassa generating station is a massive hydroelectric power plant in northern Quebec and one of the key facilities in Hydro-Québec’s La Grande complex.
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B.
Les Cèdres generating station
Les Cèdres generating station is a hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, that harnesses the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to generate electricity.
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C.
Muskrat Falls Generating Station
Muskrat Falls Generating Station is a large hydroelectric power facility on the lower Churchill River in Labrador, Canada, developed to supply renewable electricity to Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond.
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D.
Beauharnois generating station
The Beauharnois generating station is a large hydroelectric power plant in Quebec, Canada, known for harnessing the flow of the Saint Lawrence River to produce electricity.
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E.
Annapolis Royal Generating Station
Annapolis Royal Generating Station is a former tidal power generating facility in Nova Scotia, Canada, known as one of the few tidal power plants in North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
industrial building ⓘ power plant ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| gridConnection | Quebec electrical grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBuildingUse | power generation ⓘ |
| hasEnergyConversionType | potential energy of water to electrical energy ⓘ |
| hasEnergySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| hasLocalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasOwnerType | public utility ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction | electricity generation ⓘ |
| hasRiverBasin | Saint-Maurice River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic power plant ⓘ |
| industry | electric power industry ⓘ |
| isOnContinent | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsedInOfficialContext | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Shawinigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Mauricie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Shawinigan, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvinceOrState | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
America/Toronto
ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Shawinigan-1 Generating Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Saint-Maurice River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Hydro-Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Saint-Maurice River hydroelectric system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
dam-based water diversion
ⓘ
hydraulic turbines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shawinigan-2 Generating Station Description of subject: Shawinigan-2 Generating Station is a historic hydroelectric power plant in Shawinigan, Quebec, that harnesses the Saint-Maurice River to generate electricity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shawinigan-3 Generating Station
this entity surface form:
Grand-Mère Generating Station