There's also the same sort of idea at Llanberis in  North Wales
which has been running for about 30 years (I think).  I've been
inside the generating hall deep in the mountain and the scale of it
is just mind blowing.

Date sent:              Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:19:31 -0500
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Subject:                Re: [HP3000-L] John's primer on volts, watts, and amps...
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> Hans Hendriks wrote:
>
> > Interesting application of this is with the Steenbras power project,
> > near Cape Town, South Africa, where the water from a dam in the
> > mountains powers hydro-electric generators on its way to a reservoir
> > lower down. In off-peak periods, the generators run in reverse to pump
> > the water back to the higher dam.
> >
> > See http://www.earthlife.org.za/ghouse/gfiles/energy/ss3.htm
> >
> > The world's biggest batteries?
>
> I think TVA's Raccoon Mountain generation facility might give you some
> competition there.  It's practically in my backyard.
>
>    http://www.tva.gov/abouttva/abc/#r
>
> Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>


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