Spinning shaft at Grand Coulee Dam Looks like the spinning counter display, in the power house, tallying up the dollars that come in from power sales. Thousands per minute. Millions and billions over the years. Scroll down to see more comment Video
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Grand Coulee photos on Flickr Kettle Falls before power house was built
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in a small theater, several rows of benches face the glass front of the
elevater as we glide down the face of the dam on an incline. We glide
to
a stop inside a huge power house and the tour guide lets us out. Look
down
on a grand room full of generators. The rotor of each unit is said to
weigh
as much as 20 747 jets.
Then it is back into the elevator and a trip down to an inner floor. We emerge again in a concrete passageway and walk to a window. Inside is the spinning shaft of one generator. It doesn't have to be loud to be ominous. The milled precision and power of the machine turning out power for entire cities. I am not sure power house tours are still allowed due to security since Sept. 11 2001. If you are planning a visit, it is good to check ahead to see what is available. |
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