Exhibitions and activities
N.A.C. Power Plant
The discovery of the old power plants begins with the exploration of the Northern Aluminum Company (N.A.C.) power plant. This first power plant on the site to produce electricity is now an amazing exhibition space. Restored and transformed into a vast exhibition hall, it presents the collection of industrial machines of the Cité de l’énergie and Hydro-Québec. You enter by crossing the very place where the penstock was installed. The water that turned the six turbines of the power station flowed through this pipe. The N.A.C. hydroelectric facilities were planned by the designers of the Niagara Falls power plant.
On the ground floor, a wide variety of industrial objects is displayed. These machines illustrate the four major technologies that have marked Shawinigan’s industrial history: hydroelectricity, aluminum, pulp and paper and electrochemistry. Interpretation stations punctuate the tour and a rally through the N.A.C. is offered.
la cité de l’énergieSchedules and Rates
Included in the Full visit – Science Center and hydroelectric sectorJune 26 to September 26, 2021, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adults
18 years and older
26$
Seniors
65 years and older
$25
Children and adolescents
6 to 17 years
$12
Children
5 years and less
Free
Family
2 adults / 1 child
$55
Family
2 adults / 2 children
$60
The full visit includes the Science Center and hydroelectric sector.
All rates include taxes