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![Gjuvsland (Svein Nord)](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/navn.jpg?itok=npdQFont)
![Frøland power station and lake Frøland.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/sam_4.jpg?itok=7O9c4Igu)
Frøland
Much rain, a steep drop and nearness to Bergen meant that the power-making potential of the Samnanger water system was exploited early. Samnanger was thus one of the first power-producing municipalities in western Norway. With its subsequent expansion and new power stations, about 400 gigawatts of electricity per hour were produced on average each year. This is enough to meet the energy needs of 25,000 households.
![The combination building at Nordvik.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvh_250-2.jpg?itok=CxcVlWaV)
![Slåttene](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/sam_14.jpg?itok=TPx2vADn)
![The farms on Toska lie on moraine soils from the Herdla moraine.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/radoy_21.jpg?itok=Zzbp7oRx)
Toska
The peat bogs on Toska have been mined for peat since 1946, when the island got electricity. In this treeless coastal landscape, peat was the most important source of energy, and this took quite a toll on the bogs.
![Dale power station](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/kvh_333-4xx.jpg?itok=Y26ZxQM5)
Dale power station
In 1923 Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap (BKK) expropriated large areas for power plants and development of hydropower started soon afterwards. Dale power station with the two first aggregates, each of 14 MW was put into operation on 17 November 1927. In the supply reservoir in Storefossen 5152 cubic metres of concrete were cast, and a modern and well-equipped power station was built.
![A silled lake at Ekse](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/vaksdal_23.jpg?itok=FFeLX3xo)
Eksingedalen- hydropower development
Water discharge at the outlet of the Ekso into Eidsfjord was halved after the big hydropower development in the mountainous area between Modalen and Eksingedalen and further southward toward Evanger in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. In an attempt to amend the changed environmental conditions in the waterway the developer built 35 small dams in the river.
![Lake Nesheimvatnet](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/vaksdal_8.jpg?itok=aQTyQgjH)
![Kårstad, Veafjorden](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_336_zz.jpg?itok=A1-9xe5P)
![The power station at Gåssand, Os](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh_237-1-1.jpg?itok=kDd6e2yS)
Gåssand
The 28th November 1914 was a day to remember for the Os inhabitants. This was the day they could turn the switch on the wall and have electric light in their houses. It was like opening the door on the future when the power station at Gåssand was put into operation.