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it is true that pumped storage and great solar locations are often in different locations. maybe there is a possibility for retrofitting some existing dams tha
by jbrownpa 8y ago
it is true that pumped storage and great solar locations are often in different locations.
maybe there is a possibility for retrofitting some existing dams that are used primarily as resevoirs and not power plants, since pumped-storage are net-neutral on resevoir storage.
example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Dam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Dam
...but i am NOT an expert by any means, and it's probably way more complicated than that.
- Taniwha 8y agoI think the easy way to do this is simply to build extra generation capability on existing hydro dams, then letting the dams fill while the sun shines and the wind blows and empty out faster when they don't