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The Niagara generating stations supply one quarter of all power used in New York State and Ontario. Ontario Hydro operates 2 Hydro Generating Stations in Niagara Falls, they are Sir Adam Beck Plant #1 & Plant #2 located along the Niagara Parkway.
How does Niagara Falls Generate Electricity? Hydroelectric power plants are usually built around waterfalls because they take advantage of the drop in water, more precisely: the power of gravity, to use the force of falling water to generate electricity.
Niagara Falls hydroelectric generating plants are the hydroelectric powerplants in the vicinity of the Niagara Falls, a large geological feature which straddles the joint borders of Canada and the United States. Since 1882 a number of hydroelectric plants have generated electricity in both countries, including:
NYPA sells the power to state facilities, municipal and rural electric coops, and large utilities. Located in Lewiston, NY, 4.5 miles downstream from Niagara Falls, the Niagara Power Project uses a gated tunnel under the City of Niagara to divert water from the Niagara River into two reservoirs.
Niagara Falls produces millions of killowatts of electricity, powering homes and offices all over New York State. Learn the science and history of Niagara Falls' power plants and hydroelectric capability.
It supplied electricity, generating 2 MW of power through three turbines, mainly for its trains and electric trolleys between Queenston and Chippawa. The site once occupied by the powerhouse is now a WEGO Station, hosting the Niagara Parks People Mover at Table Rock.
On the American side of the border, down river from the Falls, the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant and the Lewiston Pump Generating Plant, together generate more than 2.4 million kilowatts of electricity, enough to power 24 million 100-watt light bulbs.