| Although hydroelectric power generation was not included in the initial plan, utilizing the ideas Tanabe and other engineers picked up during their study tour in the US, they built Japan's first hydroelectric power station, Keage Power Plant, and it started its operation in 1891. |
また、水力発電は当初の計画には無かったが、田邉らがアメリカで視察したアイデアを取り入れ、日本初の営業用水力発電所となる蹴上発電所を建設し、1891年（明治24年）に運転が開始された。 |