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Show · -.. ..:. Stairs Hydroelectric Power Plant The St~irs Project was built in 1894·96 as rhe first hydrodtcCfic plant to nl"C'I1""''' tlltccticlty to Salt take: CitY. h w~:; on~ of the 'first plants in Utah to mit power long dist3n<;e, u$!ng a1tt!rnatlng Cl.lrrc;nt rather than d!rect current. to the powerhouse. other elements of the historic complex include dam, conduit, And penstock-all critical components 01 :it hyd!O¢l¢cttic proj~Ct. poW'¢( plant ls ideally located co take advan.ta~e of the Stait$ cascade on Big Creek. During the lattl :r.rrl'\Y'\UJ'tv"I" nin(:~¢enth century, a combination of tech1'lOloI;lcal ~, ca.ptt~li$r ent~rise, and economic demands led to the creation of s hydroet~ctric power industry. Small utility companies around the state 'o{.,;".. j,.'u'...... water power plants to generate electricity, mostly for streetcar systems. , and other i!'l.dustrles. Citie~ and small towns a150 consumed power iDt icipal, commercial, and domestic u~e. By the early twenti~th century, a and cOI'lsoliciatton movemeI'lt among Utah's utilites culminated in the of tht; Utah Power & Light Company (UP&L). In 1989, UP&l merged PacificCotp, an Oregon corporation, which continl.le$ to operate the Stair~ ,un",.. I,"" Marker placed in 1995 ....:.:.. |
