Cohoes Falls Power Plant Brief Overview
2,154 views · Published 10 May 2011 · 1:44 · Indexed 23 September 2026
Channel: Edison Tech Center · 2011 · Science & Technology
Powerplant built in 1915 uses the Cohoes Falls. Water had been used since 1831 to power the textile industry in Cohoes. Harmony Mills was the largest cotton mill at one time in the United States due to its use of water power. Electric power began later and control of power production was leased.
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