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<br /> <br />(t1:) <br /> <br />Benefits <br /> <br />Swilctlyard at Mt Elbert Powerplanl <br /> <br /> <br />Power <br /> <br />The Mt. Elbert <br />Pumped-Storage <br />Powerplant is situated on <br />the north shore of <br />picturesque Twin Lakes <br />located in Lake County <br />approximately 13 miles <br />southwest of Leadville. <br />Colorado. Like a monument <br />to its namesake. the <br />power plant stands at the <br />foot of Colorado's highest <br />peak--the 14,433-foOI Mt. <br />Elbert. The powerplant <br />building was designed <br />along modern architectural <br />lines. The all-concrete <br />structure is equivalent 10 a <br />14.story building, though <br />most 01 the structure is <br />below ground. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The energy for power <br />generation comes from <br />water stored in the Mt. <br />Elbert Forebay. This stored <br />water drops an average of <br />445 feet through large <br />pipes called penstocks. <br />Force of the falling water <br />spins two 138,000- <br />horsepower hydroelectric <br />turbioe generators <br />developing a total of <br />200,000 kilowatts of <br />electrical power. This is <br />enough power to supply the <br />annual electrical needs of <br />about 50.000 homes. <br /> <br />Unfortunately, the available <br />water is not adequate to <br />drive these large <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />