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To save others googling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinorwig_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinorwig_Power_Station - cheers for the interesting

• semi-extrinsic 7y ago
  Wow. When notified in advance, Dinorwig can go from 0MW to 1800 MW power delivery in 16 seconds. Unprepared, looks like it takes a couple of minutes.
  • myself248 7y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McByJeX2evM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McByJeX2evM Absolutely breathtaking inside that place.
    • louthy 7y ago
      Rimmer: We can’t afford to take any chances. Jump up to red alert. Kryten: Are you sure, sir? It does mean changing the bulb.
• 24gttghh 7y ago
  Seems puny compared to the twin plants on the Niagara in the USA/Canada (both are pumped-storage hydro): 2,675 MW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses_Niagara_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses_Niagara_Power_Pla... 1,997 MW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Adam_Beck_Hydroelectric_Generating_Stations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Adam_Beck_Hydroelectric_Ge...
  • poooogles 7y ago
    You're comparing apples to oranges. They're not pumped storage stations.
    • 24gttghh 7y ago
      Technically, they're actually both: "Water enters the forebay via tunnels from the Niagara River controlled via the International Control Dam upstream of the natural falls. Water in the forebay is then either pumped up into the upper reservoir or immediately sent down over the escarpment downstream of the natural falls into the Robert Moses Power Station turbines." So, it's like more like Malus pumila (Domestic Apple) to Malus sieversii (Wild Apple).
• jsingleton 7y ago
  Also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruachan_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruachan_Power_Station Worth a visit https://www.visitcruachan.co.uk/ https://www.visitcruachan.co.uk/ and if you go by train it's discounted