Nepisiguit Falls

Nepisiguit (Grand) Falls Generating Station
Country	Canada
Location	Bathurst Parish, Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Coordinates	47°24′19″N65°47′31″W / 47.4054°N 65.7919°W / 47.4054; -65.7919
Purpose	Hydroelectric power
Status	Operational
Construction began	1924 (1.5 years construction time)
Opening date	1926
Owner(s)	NB Power corporation (since early 1950s)
Operator(s)	NB Power corporation
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Nepisiguit River
Nepisiguit (Grand) Falls Generating Station
Operator(s)	NB Power corporation
Commission date	1926
Type	Hydroelectric
Turbines	3
Installed capacity	11 megawatts (as of 2016)

The Nepisiguit (Grand) Falls generating station is a hydroelectric dam built in the Canadian province of New Brunswick and is operated by NB Power corporation. It was purchased by the NB Electric Power Commission in the early 1950s from the Bathurst Power and Paper Company. ^[1]

History

The hydroelectric power dam was constructed in a year and a half by 400 men. Its turbines were installed by 1926, the year of its commission to service. ^[2]

It was first projected when the Great Falls Water Power and Boom Co. acquired the interests in the north-east bank of the river from the Dominion of Canada. ^[2] In 1905, a rival power company, the Grand Falls Power Co. acquired the interests on the south-west bank from the province of New Brunswick. ^[2]

Its power house has as of 2016 a capacity of 11 megawatts from its three turbines. ^[3] It is located in Bathurst Parish, Gloucester County.

References

1. MacMillan 1978 , p. 63
2. McCarthy 1999 , p. 86
3. NB Power System Map Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

• MacMillan, Gail (1978). An Outline of the History of Bathurst. Sackville, NB: The Tribune Press.
• McCarthy, Aloysius James (1999). Historic Bathurst on the Bay of Chaleur . Halifax, NS: Nimbus Publishing. ISBN   9781551093031.

External links

• Canada portal
• Water portal
• Renewable energy portal

• NB Power Corporation