Ffestiniog power station

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The upper reservoir and dam. The water of the upper reservoir (Llyn Stwlan) can just be glimpsed on the right.
The upper reservoir and dam. The water of the upper reservoir (Llyn Stwlan) can just be glimpsed on the right.

Ffestiniog power station is a 360MW pumped storage hydroelectric scheme, near Ffestiniog, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. The power station at the lower reservoir has four water turbines, which can generate 360 megawatts of electricity within 60 seconds of the need arising.

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