Power plants
Pumped storage plants in France
Rare Context lists 9 pumped storage plants in France, with 5,884 MW of capacity between them. The largest is Grand Maison (1,857 MW).
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Sorted by capacity; plants not built yet come after the others. A plant counts under each technology its register gives it.
| Power plant | Region | Owner or operator | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Maison | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Électricité de France | 1,857 MW |
| Montezic | Occitania | Électricité de France | 908 MW |
| Revin | Grand Est | Électricité de France | 808 MW |
| Super Bissorte | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | — | 770 MW |
| Cheylas | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Électricité de France | 518 MW |
| Coche | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Électricité de France | 320 MW |
| Pouget | Occitania | Électricité de France | 286 MW |
| Vouglans | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | — | 285 MW |
| Sainte Croix | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | — | 132 MW |
By region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes4 · 3,465 MW
- Occitania2 · 1,194 MW
- Grand Est1 · 808 MW
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté1 · 285 MW
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur1 · 132 MW
Every pumped storage plant in France, with owners.All 9 in one file, each with its capacity and grid status. We research what the public sources leave out.
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- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe). Open Power System Data: conventional power plants (Europe), Restricted.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.