Glendoe Hydro-Electirc Power Station opens today at Loch Ness. Or rather, inside a mountain near Loch Ness.
The water is released from a top reservoir through a pipe and turbine which are built underground, and into a bottom reservoir when electricity is needed. When there is spare capacity like overnight, water is pumped back up to the top reservoir.
Here's the BBC report from Glendoe, which shows you inside the mountain:
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