Why did they stop generating electricity at Niagara Falls?

Reasons for the closure were: The station produced 25 Hz power, and would have needed to be retrofitted to the North American standard of 60 Hz. The turbines and generators had drifted out of alignment due to movement of the rock on which the station was built.



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