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Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme
Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme is a small-scale hydro-electric power station, built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and commissioned in 1956. It is located near Kilmelford in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It was originally designed to supply power to the local communities around Kilmelford, but is now connected to the National Grid.
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Background
History
The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board was created by the Hydro-electric Development (Scotland) Act 1943, a measure championed by the politician Tom Johnston while he was Secretary of State for Scotland. Johnston's vision was for a public body that could build hydro-electric stations throughout the Highlands. Profits made by selling bulk electricity to the Scottish lowlands would be used to fund "the economic development and social improvement of the North of Scotland." Private consumers would be offered a supply of cheap electricity, and their connection to that supply would not reflect the actual cost of its provision in remote and sparsely populated areas. The chairman of the new…
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- Coordinates
- 56.2732, -5.4895
- Address
- Kilmelford, Argyll and Bute
Sources
- wikidata: Q124367131 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme?
- Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.2732°, -5.4895°.
- Who owns Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme?
- Kilmelfort Hydro-Electric Scheme is owned by SSE plc.