Wind powered hydroelectric power plant and method of operation thereof

A method of operating a hydroelectric power plant using compressed air obtained from a plurality of windmills connected to compressed air generators, said plant having water storage tanks, said compressed air generators each having an air dryer, there being a high pressure air reserve system to store high pressure air for use when wind velocities arc not sufficient to operate said plant, said air reserve system having an air inlet and an air outlet, said method comprising producing pressurized air when the wind is blowing sufficiently strong to rotate windmills connected to compressed air generators, drying the compressed air produced by said air generators, introducing the pressurized air into a plurality of storage tanks that are nearly filled with water, controlling the flow of water out of the water storage tanks through a water outlet for each of the storage tanks, releasing high pressure water from the water outlets of the water storage tanks into a collector line connected to the water inlet of a turbine, causing the water to flow into the turbine through the water inlet and out of a water outlet from the turbine, thereby generating electricity, recycling the water from the water outlet of the turbine back to the substantially empty storage tanks, supplementing the air pressure within the storage tanks with high pressure air generated by the windmills, storing excess compressed air produced by the windmills in said high pressure air reserve system, controlling air flowing into and out of said high pressure air reserve system, using air from said high pressure air reserve system to pressurize the water filled storage tanks and wind velocities are not sufficient to operate the plant and causing electricity generated by the turbine to flow into a power line.