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eichin 3 days ago

Err, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlewood_Lake was completed in 1928 (for electrical demand regulation.) Much older than nuclear...

bobthepanda 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

My bad. It's still notable that the sixth largest one in the world was still developed for nuclear plants.

Retric 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Which is kind of funny as they where storing energy from a hydroelectric power plant, so building a larger dam would have been way more energy efficient.

bobthepanda a day ago | parent [-]

Connecticut isn’t very elevated so a dam at a higher level may not have been very practical.