1888: Stetson initiates the construction of the first large hydroelectric power plant in America, at Niagara Falls, New York, and at the same time establishes the standard for the American electric system. (davispolk.com)
Questioned about the environmental impacts of building large hydroelectric power plants in the Amazon, she said Brazil can not relinquish hydropower yet — «It would be like giving up fracking in the U.S.» — but she hopes solar and wind power generation will take its place overtime. (sciencemag.org)
LEWISTON — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) will host a special exhibit on civil rights in honor of Black History Month and the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, beginning Feb. 3, at its Power Vista, the admission - free visitors center for the Niagara Hydroelectric Power Plant. (niagarachamber.org)