Cruachan Power Station

pumped storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland UK
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Cruachan Power Station

Summary

Cruachan Power Station is a pumped-storage power station[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of pumped_storage_power_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cruachan Power Station is located in Argyll and Bute[3].
  • Cruachan Power Station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Cruachan Power Station's image is recorded as Cruachan Power Station - geograph.org.uk - 3907830.jpg[5].
  • Cruachan Power Station's instance of is recorded as pumped-storage power station[6].
  • Cruachan Power Station's owned by is recorded as Drax Group[7].
  • Cruachan Power Station's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 115147662952560550882[8].
  • Cruachan Power Station's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016131157[9].
  • Cruachan Power Station's part of is recorded as Ben Cruachan Hydro Electric Scheme[10].
  • Cruachan Power Station's part of is recorded as Sloy-Awe Hydro-Electric Power Scheme[11].
  • Cruachan Power Station's Commons category is recorded as Cruachan Power Station[12].
  • Cruachan Power Station's powered by is recorded as Francis turbine[13].
  • Cruachan Power Station's powered by is recorded as Francis turbine[14].
  • +1965-10-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cruachan Power Station[15].
  • Cruachan Power Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.40638889, 'lon': -5.11305556}[16].
  • Cruachan Power Station's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cnyf97[17].
  • Cruachan Power Station's Canmore ID is recorded as 164447[18].
  • Cruachan Power Station's service entry is recorded as +1966-01-03T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Cruachan Power Station's official website is recorded as https://www.visitcruachan.co.uk/[20].
  • Cruachan Power Station's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[21].
  • Cruachan Power Station's BBC Things ID is recorded as be05cf2c-fb32-40d5-8c1e-23fe3da0a177[22].
  • Cruachan Power Station's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+91.5'}[23].
  • Cruachan Power Station's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+38'}[24].
  • Cruachan Power Station's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23.5'}[25].
  • Cruachan Power Station's nominal power output is recorded as {'unit': 'Q6982035', 'amount': '+440'}[26].
  • Cruachan Power Station's TOID is recorded as 4000000073308813[27].

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Geography

Cruachan Power Station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Argyll and Bute[3]. Part of include Ben Cruachan Hydro Electric Scheme[10] and Sloy-Awe Hydro-Electric Power Scheme[11], a hydro-electric power scheme[28], in United Kingdom[29].

Physical Characteristics

Cruachan Power Station's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+91.5'}[23].

Designation and Status

Cruachan Power Station's instance of is recorded as pumped-storage power station[6].

History and Context

+1965-10-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cruachan Power Station[15]. Its owned by is recorded as Drax Group[7].

Why It Matters

Cruachan Power Station ranks in the top 9% of pumped_storage_power_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).[2]

References

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  17. [19] . Renewable Energy Planning Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . sserenewables.com. sserenewables.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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