Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ames_Hydroelectric_Generating_Plant
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:hydroelectric_power_station
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1976
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedBy Lucien Gaulard
gptkbp:engineeredFor gptkb:George_Westinghouse
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered long-distance AC power transmission
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Miguel_County,_Colorado
gptkbp:near gptkb:Telluride,_Colorado
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 76000566
gptkbp:opened 1891
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Public_Service_Company_of_Colorado
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Xcel_Energy
gptkbp:powerOutput 3.75 MW
gptkbp:purpose power for Gold King Mine
gptkbp:significance first system to generate and transmit alternating current (AC) for industrial purposes in the United States
gptkbp:state gptkb:Colorado
gptkbp:technology alternating current transmission
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Lake_Hope
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:L._L._Nunn
gptkb:Lucien_Lucius_Nunn
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8