Power at Niagara

• In Service: 1892
• Decommissioned: 1932 (?)
• Capacity: ~ ??

Located in Queen Victoria Park, near Table Rock House.

The Niagara Falls Park & River Railway Power Station was built by the owners of the rail line between Queenston and Chippawa, to provide DC electricity for its trains.

The railway stopped operating in 1932.

• In Service: 1905
• Decommissioned: 2005
• Capacity: 75 MW

Located in Queen Victoria Park, about 1/2 kilometre from the brink of the Horseshoe Falls.

This station was built and operated by Canadian Niagara Power (now FortisOntario).

• In Service: 1957, Expanded 1961

The International Niagara Control Works (INCW) was constructed in the 1950s as part of a program of remedial works on the Niagara River.

The INCW helps control the flow and volume of the river.

The INCW is a joint project of the New York Power Authority and Ontario Power Generation (OPG). It is operated and maintained by OPG.

• In Service: 1906
• Decommissioned: 1973
• Capacity: 98 MW

Located in Queen Victoria Park, about 1 kilometre above the brink of the Horseshoe Falls.

At the time it was opened, the Toronto Power Generating Station was the largest of its type in the world.

The station was built and operated by a private company, the Electrical Development Company (later the Toronto Power Company) until 1922, when it was purchased by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

• In Service: 1905
• Decommissioned: 1999
• Capacity: 132.5 MW

Located almost at river level, near the foot of the Horseshoe Falls. Water is drawn from an intake approximately 2km above the crest of the falls.

The station was built and operated by the Ontario Power Company (a private company), until 1917, when it was purchased by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario (later Ontario Hydro).

• In Service: 1895
• Decommissioned: 1956
• Capacity: 360 MW

A rock slide of approximately 120,000 tons fell from the gorge wall onto this plant on June 7, 1956, completely destroying it.

This plant was built and operated by J. F. Schoellkopf's company, the Hydraulic Power Company (later Niagara Falls Power Company). The station was owned by Niagara Mohawk at the time it was destroyed.

• In Service: 1921
• Capacity: 625m³/sec

First 6km comprises the Welland River; next 14km canal.

Build by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, and operated by its successor, Ontario Power Generation.

• In Service: Nos. 1 & 2: 1954; No. 3: 2009 (projected)
• Capacity: 1,200m³/sec (1,700m³/sec with No. 3)

Nos. 1 & 2 built by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario, and operated by its successor, Ontario Power Generation (OPG). No. 3 under construction by OPG as of 2006.