1K views · 61 reactions | At a staggering elevation of 1370m, Guthega Power Station is the highest in Australia and was the first power station to be completed on the Scheme. It was Commissioned by Prime Minister Ben Chifley and opened in 1955 by Prime Minister Robert Menzies. In less than four years the Snowy Scheme went from an ambitious vision to generating electricity.  #70yearsofsnowy | Snowy Hydro | Facebook

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Snowy 2.0 is a critically important, pumped-hydro expansion of the Snowy Scheme that will help underpin Australia’s transition to a renewable energy future. Construction progress continues across multiple worksites in the Snowy Mountains. At Tantangara, the project team is currently conducting works to stabilise soft ground and enable tunnel boring machine Florence to restart excavating the headrace tunnel. Check out the February Snowy 2.0 video update to find out more! #renewableenergy #snowy2

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2.1K views · 100 reactions | Snowy 2.0 along, with other storage projects and technologies, are needed to underpin the transition to a renewable energy future. Snowy 2.0 adds 2,000MW of generating capacity which is enough to power 200 million LED light bulbs, and 175 hours of large-scale storage equal to 35 million domestic batteries.  #renewableenergy #energystorage #hydropower | Snowy Hydro | Facebook