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Striven Power Station
Striven Power Station in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Striven Power Station is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme is a small-scale hydro-electric power station, built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and commissioned in 1951. It is located near Ardtaraig on the Cowal Peninsula, part of Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is sometimes known as the Cowal Hydro-Electric Scheme. It was originally designed to supply power to the remote communities on the peninsula, but is now connected to the National Grid.
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Background
History
The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board was created by the Hydro-electric Development (Scotland) Act 1943, a measure championed by the politician Tom Johnston while he was Secretary of State for Scotland. Johnston's vision was for a public body that could build hydro-electric stations throughout the Highlands. Profits made by selling bulk electricity to the Scottish lowlands would be used to fund "the economic development and social improvement of the North of Scotland." Private consumers would be offered a supply of cheap electricity, and their connection to that supply would not reflect the actual cost of its provision in remote and sparsely populated areas. The chairman of the new…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0090, -5.1196
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA23 8RG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q112619702 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Striven Power Station?
- Striven Power Station is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA23 8RG).
- Who owns Striven Power Station?
- Striven Power Station is owned by SSE.
- How do I get to Striven Power Station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA23 8RG. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.