Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation was a

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utility company, which was acquired in 2000 by

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. The Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation designation was retired, using variations of NationalGridUS (such as National Grid Buffalo), though its official designation on annual reports is still Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. In 1929, 59 former companies were incorporated into the Niagara Hudson Power Corporation. In 1932 an

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-style headquarters building was constructed in

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.Niagara Mohawk Holdings Inc. History
/ref> It was the main electric and natural gas provider for a large swath of northeastern, central and western New York, including the

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, Syracuse, Buffalo and

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. The statue on the front of the building is named “Spirit of Light” and was nicknamed “Iron Mike.” The company adopted the name Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation in 1950 after antitrust action required Niagara Hudson to forfeit some of their territory in the eastern part of the state. From 1950 to 2002 it owned the

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through its subsidiary Canadian Niagara Power. The station and Canadian Niagara Power were sold to

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in 2002. The

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was erected by Niagara Mohawk. The first unit was completed in 1969, and was followed by a second unit in 1988. The plant was sold to Constellation Energy in 2001; Constellation's successor,

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, along with

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, co-own the plant today.

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