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Pumped-storage hydro · grid battery

Witznau

operatingGermany · lower reservoir on the Schlücht

Turbine capacity: 220 MW
Energy storage: 0.63 GWh
Gross head: -
First unit: 1943

Middle stage of the Schluchsee cascade, on the Schlücht between the Häusern and Waldshut steps

Nameplate figures and coordinates: Schluchseewerk station page · 47.6878, 8.2514

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seasonal below area no shared status