Beauharnois Power Development

Beauharnois Power Development is a National Historic Site of Canada in Beauharnois, Quebec.

Quebec · 80 de Melocheville Boulevard, Beauharnois, Quebec · location approximate

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THE BEAUHARNOIS POWER DEVELOPMENT In 1929, the Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power Company began building the Beauharnois power plant and canal. The abundant power generated by plants like this one transformed both the industry and the lives of everyday Canadians in the first decades of the 20th century. An associated political and financial scandal provoked opposition to electricity trusts and contributed to the first phase of electricity nationalization in Quebec in 1944. Canal expansions between 1948 and 1961 made Beauharnois a key component of the St. Lawrence Seaway and created the largest power plant in Canada at that time.

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LA CENTRALE HYDROÉLECTRIQUE DE BEAUHARNOIS En 1929, la Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power entame la construction de la centrale et du canal de Beauharnois. Une électricité abondante produite par des centrales comme celle-ci métamorphose à la fois l’industrie et la vie des Canadiens durant les premières décennies de ce siècle. Un scandale politico-financier lié à sa construction mène à une opposition organisée aux monopoles de l’électricité et contribue à la première phase de nationalisation de l’électricité au Québec en 1944. Les agrandissements du canal de 1948 à 1961 en font un élément clé de la Voie maritime du Saint-Laurent et la plus grande centrale du Canada à l’époque.

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