> the likelihood of creating lakes for hydro use is close to zero Yes, because they'd be lochs, not lakes :-) We already have some (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.

> the likelihood of creating lakes for hydro use is close to zero Yes, because they'd be lochs, not lakes :-) We already have some (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruachan_Power_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruachan_Power_Station) and are talking about building more (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-44560894 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-445...).