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My layman's understanding is that most locations that are suitable for pumped storage already have pumped storage built on them.
by Rodeoclash 1y ago
My layman's understanding is that most locations that are suitable for pumped storage already have pumped storage built on them.
- MobiusHorizons 1y agoYep, this is the issue. That and land cost. Also pumped hydro is most useful when you need very large capacity storage, whereas for preventing blackouts you need very high capacity fast generating to fix oscillations or to allow more generating capacity to come on line. They are basically acting as decoupling capacitors (except for AC) in this application.