1,000 new hydro schemes to power Scottish homes

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http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/-1000-new-hydro-schemes.4447255.jp

SCOTLAND is set to enter a new era of hydro power after an influential report revealed untapped potential for more than 1,000 new schemes across the country, The Scotsman can reveal.

The study, commissioned by the Scottish Government, reveals enough extra hydro potential to power a quarter of the nation's homes.

It shows there are still 657 megawatts of financially viable hydro electricity schemes to exploit, which would power about 600,000 homes.

This is about half as much as the 1,379 megawatts of installed hydro capacity that already exists in Scotland.

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