The La Grande-1 (LG-1) is a hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River that is part of Hydro-Québec's James Bay Project. The station can generate 1,436 MW and was commissioned in 1994–1995. A run of the river generating station, it is one of only two generating stations of the James Bay Project that use a reservoir without any major water-level fluctuations (the Laforge-2 generating station is the other). Thus, the amount of electricity generated by the station depends almost entirely on the water-flow of the river, which is largely controlled by upstream reservoirs and generating stations.[1]
La Grande-1 generating station
Location of La Grande-1 generating station in Quebec
^"Hydroelectric Plants in Quebec". Industcards. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
Further readingedit
Hydro-Québec; GENIVAR Groupe Conseil inc. (2005). Environmental Monitoring at the La Grande-2-A and La Grande-1 projects. Abridged Summary Report. Bank dynamics of the La Grande Rivière(PDF). Retrieved May 17, 2011.
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