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3 unusual facts about Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant


Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant

The oldest hydroelectric power plant supplying a commercial transmission system for alternative current is the power plant Thorenberg near Lucerne in Switzerland.

Ames, Colorado

Ames was the site of the world's first commercial system to generate and transmit alternating current electricity, the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant.

Ophir, Colorado

Ophir was the site of the world's first commercial system to generate and transmit alternating current electricity, the Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant.



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