Pumped Hydro Storage · Swiss Energy Storage
Pumped hydro storage is one of the oldest energy storage technologies and the one with the biggest commercially used capacity installed. Below is a
The following page lists power stations in Switzerland. For traction current see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. There are 556 hydroelectric power plants in Switzerland that have a capacity of at least 300 kW. Some of these are listed below:
Today (12.31.2024) there are 704 hydropower plants in Switzerland that each have a capacity of at least 300 kilowatts, and these produce an average of around 37,350 gigawatt hours (GWh/y) per annum, 48.4% of which is produced in run-of-river power plants, 47.5 % in storage power plants and approximately 4.1% in pumped storage power plants.
Only 4 of Switzerland's 5 nuclear power plants have been in operation since 2020 and renewable energies' share of total final energy consumption rose to around 28% in 2021. There are 682 hydroelectric power stations in Switzerland. They produce around two thirds of the country's total electricity.
Most of the energy used in Switzerland comes from petroleum, nuclear and hydroelectric power plants, and natural gas. Around 70% of the energy consumed in Switzerland is imported, with its sources non-renewable for the most part.
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