Northfield Mountain's pumped storage hydroelectric station.
. . . The generators are powered by this manmade mountaintop lake.
“This facility here is capable of just under
. . . 1,200 megawatts, so we’re good for well over a million homes.”
Pumping water up and down the mountain is a net energy loss.
. . . ore electricity is used then generated.
. . . But because off-peak electricity costs less than
. . . the price Northfield gets for what it generates when demand is high,
. . . the system is a moneymaker.
12-7-2016 Source: New England’s Largest Battery
. . . The generators are powered by this manmade mountaintop lake.
“This facility here is capable of just under
. . . 1,200 megawatts, so we’re good for well over a million homes.”
Pumping water up and down the mountain is a net energy loss.
. . . ore electricity is used then generated.
. . . But because off-peak electricity costs less than
. . . the price Northfield gets for what it generates when demand is high,
. . . the system is a moneymaker.
12-7-2016 Source: New England’s Largest Battery