The BBC news web pages reported on Monday that:
Scottish and Southern Energy has announced plans for a further two major hydro power projects in the Highlands.
The Perth-based company said the projects in the Great Glen would be the first developed in Britain since 1974.
The proposals were made ahead of the official opening of the Glendoe hydro electric station near Loch Ness.
Scottish and Southern has not revealed where the two new projects would be built but said they would produce electricity to help meet peak demand.
The system involves two bodies of water, located at different heights.
During periods of low demand for power, electricity is used to pump water from the lower loch to the upper reservoir and this water is then released to create power at a time when demand is high.
We wonder what impact that may have on plans for water abstraction to cover the major development proposals in the Inverness - Nairn area?
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