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minus-squareAnBee@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoPumped storage can only be feasibly used on existing suitable terrain, and we used most of the easy location. There is not much left, and with cheap battery storage and power to gas you can go way cheaper. Hydro power and storage is not the future.
minus-squarecassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoNot at scale at least. In rustic situations where ut still needs to be pumped from a well, a small water tower filled during peak makes perfect sense
Pumped storage can only be feasibly used on existing suitable terrain, and we used most of the easy location.
There is not much left, and with cheap battery storage and power to gas you can go way cheaper. Hydro power and storage is not the future.
Not at scale at least. In rustic situations where ut still needs to be pumped from a well, a small water tower filled during peak makes perfect sense