On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 22:56:59 +0100, Owain wrote:

- you have a private hydro-electric plant with sufficient stored water
to avoid the need for battery storage (hydro-electric plant needing
comparatively little maintenance)

This is one that could produce a lot of power with little on going costs
or waste problems (be that waste CO2 or radioactive). There are a number
of reservors around here all are lteting water down to keep the rivers
below them flowing. Is there a hydro plant at the bottom of the dams to
utilise that free energy source nope...

There is a 675kW hydro plant in the next village. Uses an old industrial
dam built to provide power to the water wheels used in the lead works. I
doubt many people know it's there. It looks like a slightly large garage
and the only noise come from the outflow tube and that is not audible
more than 50yds away. 675kW is about 1/3 of power demand for this area...
This plant "uses" much less water than is being let down from Cow Green
24/7.

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Cheers
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