Inside Electric Mountain - Llanberis, Wales. - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

The only visible signs from outside Elidir Mountain of the Dinorwig power station are the water oulets supports at 'Lynn Perris' lake level, & the entrance tunnel's. All 420 kV power cables are buried below ground & emerge 6 miles from the station, The water feed are from the underside of Marchlyn Mawr lake, & the Man made surge lank, Only visible from the air or satellite.
Elidir used to be known as Slate Mountain is now known as Electric Mountain.

The scale of this hydro-electric pump storage station is awesome, The entire power station is totally hidden from view, buried deep inside a mountain that used to be known as Dinorwig slate quarry.
There are 10 miles of 2 lane underground road tunnels, 10 miles of underground water pipes, (The main surge feed pipe is 100 feet in diameter) The Turbine, Generating & Transformer halls are underground cathedral sized caverns, each the length of two football pitches, which are absolutely mind blowing to see. This environmental friendly Hydroelectric pump storage power station can switch on to full power in seconds, with sufficient energy to power all the homes in Wales.

There are public tours available, I was pleased I had decided to take the tour, & would recommend your do the same if in the area.
This is a high security location, with typical security restrictions, the worst for a waymarker is No Cameras or Phones, & No photography.

The headlines on BBC TV news reported "Inside Electric Mountain in North Wales"

"Deep inside an old slate quarry near Bangor in North Wales, lies a possible solution to the country's renewable energy problems.

The Dinorwig storage power station - otherwise known as Electric Mountain - is a hydro-electricity plant.

The government's chief scientific adviser thinks the UK may need more of them to bolster the power supplied by wind turbines.

Mike Hickey, manager of the Dinorwig pumped storage plant, explains how it works." Text Source; (visit link)

Type of publication: Television When was the article reported?: 06/10/2011 Publication: BBC TV News Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: national News Category: Business/Finance

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