Bath County Pumped Storage Station
3,003 MW in Virginia, tied as the largest pumped storage plant in the world.
Overview
Six pump turbines move water between two mountain reservoirs. Completed in 1985, it cycles nightly, absorbing cheap power and releasing peak supply for the PJM grid. Dominion operates it.
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