Dinorwig Powerstation

Yesterday evening, I spent the night in Dinorwig, Llanberis. I was there for a meeting at Dinorwig Powerstation, during the day.

Dinorwig Powerstation produce electricity by means of moving water.
They are a hydroelectric powerstation, converting the kinetic energy from falling water, into electrical energy, which is then sold onto the National Grid, to provide electricity to the local area. Water is pumped from a lake at ground level, to a lake in a basin at the top of the mountain. It is then allowed to flow down again (on demand) turning magnetic turbines on it’s way to the ground.

Temperature on the drive through Wales, the night before, was fluctuating between -7°C and -4°C, though it settled on +2°C through the day today.

I thought the views were fantastic and took some shots of the ground level lake and surrounding area, while I was there.

Enjoy…

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I’ll be visiting the area again in the next few weeks, so I’ll be sure to get some shots of Electric Mountain and Snowdonia while i’m there.

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