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Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant

Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant

Dam in Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture

The Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station (塩原発電所) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Nasushiobara, in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan. It has a total installed capacity of 900 megawatts (1,200,000 hp). The power plant started operation in 1994.[2]

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Like most pumped-storage facilities, the power station uses two reservoirs, releasing and pumping as the demand rises and falls. The upper reservoir is contained by the Yashio Dam, a rock-fill dam. The lower reservoir is contained by the Sabigawa Dam, a concrete gravity dam.[1][3]

The power station employs three 300 MW pumping/generation units. The first 2 units started operation on 24 June 1994 and the third unit was started on 16 June 1995.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Case Study 11-02: Benefits due to Power Generation – Large Scale Pumped Storage Power Plants, Japan" (PDF). IEA Hydropower Implementing Agreement Annex VIII. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Shiobara Pumped Hydro Power Station". DOE Global Energy Storage Database. US Department of Energy (DOE). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Press Release - Water Pumping of The Shiobara Power Station for Urgent and Temporary Useand Asking Our Customers for More Electricity Conservation". www.tepco.co.jp. TEPCO. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Special Note on Power Generation Facility". TEPCO. Retrieved 20 November 2015.


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