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Britain's largest battery is actually a lake

Tom Scott 4:56

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Dinorwig Power Station, otherwise known as Electric Mountain, is a pumped-storage hydro station in Llanberis, Wales. And yes: it's Britain's largest battery. Here's how it works, and why some of the things you think you know about TV pickups might not be so true any more.

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Camera op: Ryan Priestnall
Editor: Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux

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