R. H. Saunders Generating Station

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R. H. Saunders Generating Station is a major hydroelectric power facility on the St. Lawrence River that forms part of the binational Moses–Saunders Power Dam complex between Canada and the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
run-of-the-river generating station
associatedWith St. Lawrence Seaway development
borderRiverPartnerCountry United States
commissioned 1958
connectedTo Canadian side of Moses–Saunders Power Dam
Moses–Saunders HVDC system
constructionStart 1954
country Canada
crosses St. Lawrence River
distanceDownstreamFrom Lake Ontario
formsPartOf Canada–United States power interconnection infrastructure
formsReservoir Lake St. Lawrence
gridConnection Ontario electricity grid
hasEnvironmentalMonitoring yes
hasFishPassageConcerns yes
hasFloodControlRole limited
hasHVDCConverterStationNearby yes
hasIceManagementRole yes
hasMaintenanceResponsibility Ontario Power Generation
hasNumberOfTurbineGenerators 16
hasSpillway yes
hasTypeOfDam gravity dam
interconnectedWith New York State power grid
isBinationalComplexComponent yes
isMajorGeneratingStationIn Ontario
locatedIn Ontario
St. Lawrence Seaway
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties
locatedNear Cornwall, Ontario
locatedOnRiver St. Lawrence River
namedAfter Robert Hood Saunders
neighboringStateAcrossRiver New York
operator Ontario Power Generation
ownedBy Ontario Power Generation
partOf Moses–Saunders Power Dam
St. Lawrence Power Project
partOfInternationalProjectWith New York Power Authority
primaryEnergySource hydropower
purpose electricity generation
regulatesWaterLevelOf St. Lawrence River
regulatoryAuthority Ontario Energy Board
sharesDamComplexWith Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant
St. Lawrence–FDR Power Project
supportsNavigation indirectly via St. Lawrence Seaway
turbineType Kaplan turbine
watercourse St. Lawrence River

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Moses–Saunders Power Dam hasPart R. H. Saunders Generating Station
Ontario Power Generation operatesFacility R.H. Saunders Generating Station
linked to: R. H. Saunders Generating Station
St. Lawrence–FDR Power Project formsBinationalComplexWith R. H. Saunders Generating Station
Ontario hydroelectric system hasMajorFacility R.H. Saunders Generating Station
linked to: R. H. Saunders Generating Station