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Kykkelsrud kraftverk was a hydroelectric plant in Glomma in Indre Østfold municipality in Viken county. The power plant utilized a drop of 26.5 metres (87 ft) in Kykkelsrudfossen and was a run-of-the-river power plant. The old power plant was started in 1900, and Hafslund took over the plant in 1915. It is considered a cultural monument in Norwegian power production and a representative of the larger power plants that came into operation in the 20th century. The facility was equipped with two units in 1903 and eventually had 12 units. The last of the original units were decommissioned in 2008.
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- ↑ Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006". Archived from the original on 21 August 2006.
- ↑ "FKF – Kykkelsrud". Hafslund Eco. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- "Kykkelsrud hydroelectric plant". Hafslund Energi.
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