| 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. | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Location | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°08′51″N 79°02′41″W / 43.14750°N 79.04472°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Adam Beck I 1922, Adam Beck II 1954 |
| Official name | Queenston-Chippawa Hydro-Electric Development National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1990 |
| Owner | 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 |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
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).
- ^ "Our story > OPG's Sir Adam Beck I hydro station celebrates a century of clean power - OPG". Ontario Power Generation. 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Niagara Falls History of Power". Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.