The ABC had a story today on pumped hydro storage: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/how-does-pumped-hydro-power-work/9843804 http://www.abc.net.au/news/201

The ABC had a story today on pumped hydro storage: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/how-does-pumped-hydro-power-work/9843804 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/how-does-pumped-hydro-... The Snowy 2.0 scheme looks promising: 2 GW max power, 350 GWh max storage, A$3.8-4.5 billion. Online ~2024. Just approve the bloody thing already. For comparison, Tesla's 'world biggest battery' aka the Hornsdale Power Reserve, is 100 MW max power, 129 MWh storage, and cost ~A$100 million. (cheaper per Watt, but about 60 times more expensive per Wh) Built in 4 months!