Maentwrog hydroelectric power station

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Maentwrog hydroelectric power station is a historic hydroelectric facility in North Wales that harnesses water from the nearby reservoirs and rivers to generate renewable electricity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric power station
power plant
builtFor Trawsfynydd nuclear power station (grid support and site power) NERFINISHED
commissioned 1928
constructionStart 1920s
country United Kingdom
designedFor base-load and peak-load support
energySource hydropower
renewable energy
environmentalBenefit low-carbon electricity generation
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
fuelType water
gridConnection National Grid (Great Britain) NERFINISHED
hasBuildingUse powerhouse
hasInfrastructure penstocks
spillways
switchgear
transformers
hasOutputType alternating current electricity
hasReservoirFunction regulating flow for power generation GENERATED
hasStatus operational
hasTechnology conventional hydroelectric turbines
hasTurbineType Francis turbine
heritageStatus historic power station
isExampleOf early 20th-century hydroelectric engineering
locatedIn Gwynedd NERFINISHED
Maentwrog NERFINISHED
North Wales NERFINISHED
Snowdonia National Park NERFINISHED
Wales
locatedNear Trawsfynydd NERFINISHED
village of Maentwrog
locatedOnRiver Afon Prysor NERFINISHED
nearProtectedArea Snowdonia NERFINISHED
ownedBy Magnox Ltd (historical association) NERFINISHED
Nuclear Electric (historical) NERFINISHED
partOf North Wales hydroelectric infrastructure NERFINISHED
powerType run-of-river hydroelectric
primaryFunction electricity generation
purpose generation of renewable electricity
region north-west Wales NERFINISHED
suppliesElectricityTo National Grid NERFINISHED
local distribution network
usesResource gravity-fed water flow
usesWaterFrom Trawsfynydd reservoir NERFINISHED
nearby rivers
waterIntakeFrom Trawsfynydd lake NERFINISHED

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