Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
The Great Falls Generating Station turned 100 years old this year. A Centennial Celebration is July 21-23 in Great Falls.
The first of the six generators at Great Falls began producing power on Jan. 3, 1923, and the second unit on April 4, 1923. The third unit at Great Falls went into service Nov. 29, 1926, to supply power to the newly built paper mill in Pine Falls, and the final units were added by Nov. 4, 1928.
One hundred years later it’s almost a forgotten fact that the spark for developing Great Falls wasn’t for lighting or heating, but for public transportation.
More: Great Falls celebrates one hundred years of reliable operation: hydro.mb.ca/articles/2023/03/great_falls_celebrates_one_hundred_years_of_reliable_operation
The Great Falls Generating Station turned 100 years old this year. A Centennial Celebration is July 21-23 in Great Falls.
The first of the six generators at Great Falls began producing power on Jan. 3, 1923, and the second unit on April 4, 1923. The third unit at Great Falls went into service Nov. 29, 1926, to supply power to the newly built paper mill in Pine Falls, and the final units were added by Nov. 4, 1928.
One hundred years later it’s almost a forgotten fact that the spark for developing Great Falls wasn’t for lighting or heating, but for public transportation.
More: Great Falls celebrates one hundred years of reliable operation: hydro.mb.ca/articles/2023/03/great_falls_celebrates_one_hundred_years_of_reliable_operation
