A tunnel 3km long carries water from Loch Sloy through Ben Vorlich, towering 940m above Loch Lomond, to the valve house. From there the water plunges down the mountain side in 4 pipes to the Turbines of Sloy Power Station. This is the largest conventional Hydro Power station in the UK with a capacity of 152 Megawatts. It can be running at full load within 5 minutes from a standing start. Map Location
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![Sloy Power Station, Loch Lomond
A tunnel 3km long carries water from Loch Sloy through Ben Vorlich, towering 940m above Loch Lomond, to the valve house. From there the water plunges down the mountain side in 4 pipes to the Turbines of Sloy Power Station. This is the largest conventional Hydro Power station in the UK with a capacity of 152 Megawatts. It can be running at full load within 5 minutes from a standing start. [url=http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=56.251&lon=-4.71&scale=25000&icon=x/]Map Location[/url]](albums/userpics/10001/normal_Sloy%20Power%20Station%2C%20Loch%20Lomond.jpg "Click to view full size image
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Sloy Power Station, Loch Lomond
A tunnel 3km long carries water from Loch Sloy through Ben Vorlich, towering 940m above Loch Lomond, to the valve house. From there the water plunges down the mountain side in 4 pipes to the Turbines of Sloy Power Station. This is the largest conventional Hydro Power station in the UK with a capacity of 152 Megawatts. It can be running at full load within 5 minutes from a standing start. [url=http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=56.251&lon=-4.71&scale=25000&icon=x/]Map Location[/url]")
