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The station was shut down in April 2019, after the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat found substantial fish mortality caused by the turbine, and a crucial component failed within the generating system. For example, research from the 1980s showed almost one quarter of the American shad passing
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The decision to build the facility was partly prompted by the promise of federal funding for this alternative energy project, and the existence of a rock-filled causeway which had been built on the Annapolis River in 1960 by the Maritime Marshlands Reclamation Authority to block the Bay of Fundy
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gates in the causeway allowed the reservoir to be refilled by the incoming tide, and retain the water in the reservoir when the tide recedes. Power was only generated when the tide was out, for about five hours, twice a day.
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The blocking of water flow by the causeway has resulted in increased river bank erosion on both the upstream and downstream sides. The causeway is also known as a trap for marine life. In 2004, a mature
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swam through the open sluice gate at slack tide, ending up trapped for several days in the upper part of the river before eventually finding its way out.
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Construction began in 1980, and it opened in 1984. It was constructed by Nova Scotia Power, at the time a provincial
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through were killed. The station operated 34 years, mostly with minimal regulatory scrutiny.
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The generating station and the Highway 1 causeway from Annapolis Royal to Granville Ferry
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tides from entering the river to replace the function of the existing
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per year, enough for 4500 houses. Peak output was 20 megawatts.
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along the river banks. The causeway housed the power house and
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Buildings and structures in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia
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and was one of the few in the world. Located upstream of
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Annapolis Royal
Nova Scotia
44°45′7″N 65°30′40″W / 44.75194°N 65.51111°W / 44.75194; -65.51111
Commission date
Nova Scotia Power
Tide
Type
Tidal barrage
Nameplate capacity
MW
Annual net output
GWh
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