Ontario Power Generation

BARRETT CHUTE STATION

PLANT GROUP: Ottawa/St. Lawrence Plant Group
DRAINAGE BASIN: Ottawa River
RIVER: Madawaska

NEAREST POPULATION CENTRE: Renfrew (29 KM (18 Miles) North)

IN SERVICE DATE:

UNIT 1 - August 6, 1942
UNIT 2 - August 25, 1942
UNIT 3 - September 22, 1968
UNIT 4 - October 10, 1968

BUILT BY: Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
ASSET TRANSFERRED TO ONTARIO POWER GENERATION: April 1, 1999

NUMBER OF UNITS: 4
CONTROL: Remote from Chenaux GS

HISTORICAL NOTE:

Barrett Chute was the first of a series of carefully correlated power developments constructed on the Madawaska River. This development bears the name of one of the early settlers in the locality.