Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Scheme

The Lawers Dam is one of several providing Scotland with hydro-electric power.

The Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Scheme is a hydroelectric scheme in the Breadalbane area of Perthshire, Scotland. It comprises seven power stations which generate power from the dams around Loch Lyon, Loch Earn and Loch Tay.^[1]

References

↑ "Power from the Glens" (PDF). SSE. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

External links

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Energy in Scotland

Energy in the United Kingdom

Sectors

Companies and
organisations

Current	Aquamarine Power Community Energy Scotland EDF Energy European Marine Energy Centre FREDS National Grid Office for Nuclear Regulation Score Group SGN Scottish Government (Energy Department) Scottish Gas Scottish Power SSE Wood Group

Defunct	British Energy Pelamis Wave Power Scottish Hydro Electric Scottish Nuclear South of Scotland Electricity Board Wavegen

Active
power stations

Coal	Longannet

Hydro-electric	Northern scheme Cruachan Breadalbane Tummel Foyers scheme Sloy-Awe scheme Galloway scheme Glendoe scheme Lanark scheme Kinlochewe-Talladale scheme

Nuclear	Hunterston B Torness

Oil and gas	Peterhead Lerwick

Wave	Islay LIMPET

Wind	Ardrossan Arecleoch Beatrice Beinn an Tuirc Black Law Braes of Doune Clyde Cruach Mhòr Crystal Rig Farr Hadyard Hill Hare Hill Pates Hill Whitelee

Other	Dundee Incinerator Greengairs Lerwick Incinerator Steven's Croft Westfield

Decommissioned
power stations

Coal	Barony (1980s) Braehead (1980s) Cockenzie (2013) Kincardine (1997) Methil (2000) Pinkston Portobello (1977) Yoker (1976)

Nuclear	Chapelcross (2004) Dounreay (1994) Hunterston A (1990)

Oil and gas	Inverkip (1988) Fife (2011)

Other

Category
Commons

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