Canadian Niagara Power Company and Norman Ball research collection, 1890-2005, n.d.
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Cameron, Chantal
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This collection contains research material acquired by Norman Ball about the history of hydro-electric power generation at Niagara Falls. Norman Ball was commissioned by the Canadian Niagara Power Company to write a book about the Company’s history. Materials include interview audiotapes and transcripts, photographs, legal and legislative material, manuscripts, and book drafts.
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The Canadian Niagara Power Company (CNP) was created in 1892, in large part due to the efforts of William Birch Rankine, a businessman who pioneered the development of hydropower on both the Canadian and American shores of the Niagara River. Numerous delays and problems postponed the construction and operation of the company's powerhouse, which was formally opened on January 2, 1905. Upon opening, the powerhouse boasted the largest generators of their kind in the world, with a capacity of 10,000 electrical horsepower each. The company was acquired by Fortis Ontario in 2002, and the powerhouse was decommissioned in 2005. In 2009, the company's water rights expired and the Canadian Niagara Powerhouse building, also known as the Rankine Generating Station, was turned over to the Niagara Parks Commission. To commemorate the Company’s 100th anniversary, Norman Ball was commissioned by Fortis Ontario to write a history of the Canadian Niagara Power Company, which was published in 2005.
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