4 ms·
> Vastly more costly than pumped water, high upkeep costs. I dunno, large areas of land, large earthmoving equipment, and the labor to turn it into a pumped-wa
by jefurii 11y ago
> Vastly more costly than pumped water, high upkeep costs.
I dunno, large areas of land, large earthmoving equipment, and the labor to turn it into a pumped-water storage system are all pretty expensive too.
- Retric 11y agoCalifornia already uses a lot of pumped storage built into their long water distribution network. As to land use these tracks take up space at both end plus the space for the tracks between them unlike a pipe which can cheaply be placed under ground. So, per kWh stored these are likely far worse in terms of land used.