Electric Mountain
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Electric Mountain Nature at its most powerful.
Take a journey of exploration deep inside one of Europe’s largest man-made caverns to learn how electricity reaches you when you need it most.
Spark the interest of all the family!
Have you ever wondered how the electrical appliances we rely on most in our day to day lives are powered? Or how does the National Grid cope during periods of exceptionally high demand? These questions plus much more are answered as you witness the creation of electricity at Electric Mountain.
Your journey of discovery starts with our fast paced film introduction to how a pumped storage station like the one at Electric Mountain ensures the country’s electricity demands are met. Next, jump aboard our Mountain Bus and begin the descent through the labyrinth of dark tunnels to the heart of Elidir Mountain where you are set to experience one of man’s greatest engineering achievements. Following one of our friendly experts you will have the opportunity to see first hand what makes Electric Mountain unique.
Marvel at the sheer size of the massive inlet valve chambers (housing six mighty units), and see close up the worlds fastest response turbine generators – they go from zero to full power in seconds! Seeing is believing in this colossal power house of energy!
ROOM HIRE AT ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN VISITOR CENTRE
This year at the Visitor Centre we are re-launching our room hire service. We have a number of rooms available for any function including training programmes, meetings, lectures, practice, exhibitions, fairs or even just a buffet. For the first time we are also offering a breakfast meeting option where you can hold your discussions over the most important meal of the day! We can accommodate from 10 to 200 people for half or full day functions. click here for more info