Address: 6345 Dufferin Isle Rd, Allanburg, ON L0S 1A0, Canada
Address: 7055 Niagara Pkwy, Allanburg, ON L0S 1A0, Canada
“Canadian Niagara Power Station”
Address: 7230 Niagara Pkwy, Allanburg, ON L0S 1A0, Canada
“The Rankine Generating Station (est. 1905) is a former hydro-electric generating station along the Canadian side of the Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It was built in for the Canadian Niagara Power Company and named for company's founder William Birch Rankine. The generators were based on a design by Nikola Tesla. Tesla was first to realize the power of water, by looking at magnificent Niagara Falls. That’s why workers dig vertical shafts to allow for free water fall which turns powerful turbines and generates three phases electrical current. You will see in one of the pictures the place near each generator where the deep wells were dug. The facility also known as The Canadian Niagara Power Generating Station, started delivering electrical power in 1905, and was officially decommissioned in 2006. We had special passes to visit in March 2020, just before COVID lockdowns. The plan is to have it opened for public in June 2021 as the new offering by Niagara Parks. It is consisted of eleven vertical axle, 25 Hertz generators rated at 8320 kVA each for a total generating capacity of 100 MVA! (That was designed in 1902!). You will see in the pictures 5 generators with round peg holes for cooling and then 6 more with square holes. The first 5 were part of original design and that part of the building was first opened. The second half with 6 more generators was opened a bit later, when the concept of hydro electric power generation has been confirmed. In order to promote the concept, the whole building was designed in luxurious way for that time, first the design of building itself, but then also details inside, everything is in marble, even control room switch holders (perfect insulator, but very expensive!)”
Address: 6345 Dufferin Isle Rd, Allanburg, ON L0S 1A0, Canada
“Such a great festival with tonnes of lights and displays! We drove down to the display at Dufferin Islands and chose to stay in the car because it was chilly. The line up to get in to Dufferin Islands stretched almost all the way to the falls, but with such great lights on display, it was worth the wait. The drive through area is large and takes a while to get through. You are able to park off to the side and walk around as well. There are lots of large and small displays, some set up perfectly for photo-ops. Overall such a great light display for the winter holidays. If you are looking for something to do at night time while visiting in the winter, for sure check out these displays!”
Address: 3081 Taylor Rd, Allanburg, ON L0S 1A0, Canada
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