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A quick easy find.
Plenty of parking at the end of the road. Short walk. The Robert H. Saunders St. Lawrence Generating Station is one of two large generating stations housed in the kilometre-long Moses-Saunders Power Dam. The station and dam are named in honour of Robert Hood Saunders, Chairman of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario from 1948 to 1955, and a leading advocate of the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project. Built across the St. Lawrence River and the international boundary between Canada and the United States of America, it shares the structure with the St. Lawrence-Franklin Delano Roosevelt Project owned and operated by the New York Power Authority.
RELOCATING COMMUNITIES
To make way for the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project, 6,500 people left behind their homes and farms.Six villages and three hamlets were removed and new communities were rebuilt on higher ground. This included the relocation of cemeteries and monuments. For the Mohawk people, the impact of construction and operations was considerable.
In October 2008, an official apology was provided to the Mohawks of Akwesasne as part of a final settlement agreement with Ontario Power Generation to address past grievances associated with the station construction. It marked a historic milestone for good-faith efforts to resolve the claims.
Today, the Lost Villages Historical Society recognizes the sacrifice the St. Lawrence Valley citizens made during the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project, and supports the development of educational and museum archiving programs at the Lost Villages Museum in Ault Park, Long Sault.
AT PRESENT
Robert H. Saunders Generating Station continues to serve the Province of Ontario. Annually, the station generates over six billion kilowatt hours of clean, renewable electricity and meets the needs of over 600,000 homes. This represents more than three per cent of Ontario’s power.
Many upgrades made over the years ensure the long-term continued, safe and reliable operation of the station’s sixteen generating units. Since upgrading, the station’s capacity to produce electricity has increased by 16 per cent and the reliability of units has improved from 84 per cent in 1989 to over 97 per cent in 2007. Over the years, OPG and the approximately 70 Saunders GS staff have received international recognition for station improvements and operational excellence, and have maintained an impressive safety record.
Today the Station remains a very important asset in OPG’s hydroelectric fleet and is well positioned to remain a key player in Ontario’s energy mix for years to come.
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