Beauharnois generating station

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river power plant
architecturalStyle Art Deco
commissioned 1932
connectsTo Saint Lawrence Seaway infrastructure
constructionMaterial reinforced concrete
country Canada
electrificationMethod hydroelectricity
gridConnection Hydro-Québec transmission system
linked to: Hydro-Québec
hasBuildingUse power generation
hasCoordinates approximately 45.32°N 73.90°W
hasPart Beauharnois Canal
hasTypeOfTurbine Francis turbine
heritageDesignation National Historic Site of Canada
Quebec cultural heritage site
inception 1932
installedCapacity 1903 MW
locatedIn Beauharnois, Quebec
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Montérégie
locatedInBasin Saint Lawrence River basin
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Lake Saint-Louis
Valleyfield, Quebec
linked to: Beauharnois, Quebec
locatedOnWatercourse Saint Lawrence River
managedBy Hydro-Québec Production
linked to: Hydro-Québec
maximumGeneratingCapacity about 1,900 megawatts
nearbyCity Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
notableFor Art Deco industrial architecture
large installed capacity among Canadian hydroelectric stations
numberOfTurbines 38
operator Hydro-Québec
ownedBy Hydro-Québec
partOf Hydro-Québec hydropower fleet
linked to: Hydro-Québec

Saint Lawrence River hydropower system
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose electricity generation
flood control
navigation improvement
regionServed Montreal area
linked to: Montreal region

Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
startOfConstruction 1929
status operational
usesWatercourse Saint Lawrence River
waterIntakeFrom Beauharnois Canal

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Saint Lawrence River hasHydroelectricDam Beauharnois generating station
Carillon generating station locatedDownstreamOf Grenville generating station
linked to: Beauharnois generating station