Bath County Pumped Storage Station – Virginia
The Bath County Pumped Storage Station is the largest pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in the world. It has a maximum generation capacity of 3,003 MW and a total storage capacity of 24,000 MWh.
The station is located in Bath County, Virginia, on the southeast side of the Eastern Continental Divide. It stores energy for PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization in 13 states and the District of Columbia.
The upper reservoir has a surface area of 265 acres (107 ha) and a storage capacity of 43,911,000 m3. The lower reservoir is 135 feet (41 m) high and 2,400 feet (730 m) in length. In times of drought, water quality can be maintained by using nearby recreational reservoirs.
