Cragside in Northumberland was the first house powered by hydroelectricity in 1878 and the first commercial hydroelectric power plant was built at Niagara Falls in 1879.
1878 yılında Northumberland'taki Cragside evi, gücünü hidroelektrikle sağlayan ilk ev oldu ve ilk ticari hidroelektrik santrali 1879'da Niagara Şelalesi'ne inşa edildi.