| ▲ | arethuza 18 hours ago | |
Still one aluminium smelter in Scotland: https://alvancebritishaluminium.com/ Which has it's own hydroelectric scheme: | ||
| ▲ | leonidasrup 7 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Aluminum smelters have so high electric consumption that you usually build then near the cheapest reliable sources of electricity. Cost of electricity is a very significant part of production costs of aluminum, around 30% on average. | ||