Canal Generating Plant
The Canal Generating Plant is a petroleum and natural gas electrical power station in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Canal 1, a baseload unit, began operation in 1968 and was for many years the most efficient oil burning plant in the US.- Type: Power station
- Description: power station in Sandwich, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Canal Power Station”
- Address: 9 Freezer Road, Sandwich, MA 02563
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sandwich Glass Museum.
Sandwich Glass Museum
Museum
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Sandwich Glass Museum is a town history museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts, featuring a wide range of rare glass, including Victorian era glass manufactured by the now defunct local Boston & Sandwich Glass Factory, founded in Sandwich by Deming Jarves in 1825. Sandwich Glass Museum is situated 1 mile southeast of Canal Generating Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwich and Sagamore.
Sandwich
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Sandwich is on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, and includes the villages of East Sandwich and Forestdale. It is the oldest town on the Cape, settled in 1637.
Sagamore
Village
Sandwich is on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, and includes the villages of East Sandwich and Forestdale. It is the oldest town on the Cape, settled in 1637.
Sagamore Beach
Hamlet
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Sagamore Beach is a village on Cape Cod, in the town of Bourne, Massachusetts, United States. The northern half of the Sagamore census-designated place, Sagamore Beach faces Cape Cod Bay, and the Cape Cod Canal courses through it. Sagamore Beach is situated 2 miles northwest of Canal Generating Plant.
Canal Generating Plant
- Categories: oil-fired power station, natural gas-fired power station, and industry
- Location: Town of Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.77058° or 41° 46′ 14″ northLongitude
-70.51283° or 70° 30′ 46″ westInception
June 1968Operator
NRG Canal 3 Development LLCOpen location code
87HFQFCP+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 646672665OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q5031000
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Bokmål—“Canal Generating Plant” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Canal kraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Canal kraftverk”
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