Smith Mountain Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant

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Smith Mountain Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Penhook, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Smith Mountain Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant


Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner	Operator
Operating^[1]	1965^[1]	247 MW^[2]	1 x 115.3 MW; 2 x 66 MW^[3]	Pumped storage^[2]	Appalachian Power Co [100%]^[2]	Appalachian Power^[4]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Smith Mountain Pumped Storage hydroelectric plant


Location	River	Complex	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Penhook, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States^[1]^[3]	Roanoke River^[3]	Smith Mountain Complex^[2]	37.0413, -79.5356 (exact)^[1]^[3]

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References

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20221204110251/https://hydroreform.org/hydro-project/smith-mountain-p-2210/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-04. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2012". Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220905014648/https://www.smithmtn.com/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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