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Adam Beck. Sir Adam Beck (June 20, 1857 – August 15, 1925) was a Canadian politician and hydroelectricity advocate who founded the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
May 28, 2008 · As principal founder and guiding genius of ONTARIO HYDRO, Beck helped establish the public enterprise tradition in Canada, though his methods did little to render such enterprises more politically accountable.
Feb 10, 2011 · Sir Adam Beck realized Ontario's electric-power capacity and chaired the enterprise that became Ontario Hydro (courtesy Canadian Heritage Gallery).
Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations are two hydroelectric generating stations in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Sir Adam Beck Generating Station I, Sir Adam Beck Generating Station II and the Sir Adam Beck Pump Generating Station are all owned by Ontario Power Generation.
Dec 1, 2021 · OPG’s Sir Adam Beck I hydro station celebrates a century of clean power. A century ago, OPG’s flagship Sir Adam Beck I Generating Station (GS) went into service, becoming the largest hydroelectric station in the world and cementing Ontario’s – and Canada’s – public power legacy.
Apr 15, 2024 · Ontario says it will spend $1 billion to extend the life of the biggest hydroelectric dams in the province. The project involves refurbishing the Sir Adam Beck I and II generating stations...
The Prometheus of Canadian politics during the first quarter of the 20th century, Sir Adam Beck brought the inestimable benefit of cheap electric light and power to the citizens of Ontario through a publicly owned utility, the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
