 A hydroelectric power station (it was producing polyphase AC of 5250 V) was built between 1886–1888 and supplied the town's streetlights as well as surrounding communities (Trenčianska Teplá, Košeca, Ladce) with electricity.It also powered a special narrow-gauged public electric railway opened on 29 July 1909.The railway has a length of and connects Trenčianske Teplice with a railway junction at Trenčianska Teplá.