Dinorwig Power Station

Dinorwig Power Station
Part of the power station as seen on the exterior of Elidir Fawr.
Dinorwig Power Station is located in Wales
Dinorwig Power Station
Location of Dinorwig Power Station in Wales
LocationDinorwig, Wales
Coordinates53°07′07″N 04°06′50″W / 53.11861°N 4.11389°W / 53.11861; -4.11389
Construction began1974
Opening date1984
Construction cost£425 million
Owner(s)First Hydro Company (a division of Engie)
Reservoir
CreatesUpper: Marchlyn Mawr
Lower: Llyn Peris
Power Station
Commission date1984
Turbines6 × 300 MW (400,000 hp) [1]
Installed capacity1,800 MW (2,400,000 hp)
Website
https://www.electricmountain.co.uk/

The Dinorwig Power Station (/dɪˈnɔːrwɪɡ/; Welsh: [dɪˈnɔrwɪɡ]), known locally as Electric Mountain, or Mynydd Gwefru, is a pumped-storage hydroelectric scheme, near Dinorwig, Llanberis in Snowdonia national park in Gwynedd, north Wales. The scheme can supply a maximum power of 1,728 MW (2,317,000 hp) and has a storage capacity of around 9.1 GWh (33 TJ).[2]

  1. ^ Mountain, Electric. "Electric Mountain - Dinorwig Power Station". electricmountain.co.uk.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mackay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).