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Why is storing energy at hydroelectric dams not sufficient? It's been done for ages.. (ie. pumping water back up the dam when there is an energy surplus, and us
by temp453463343 14y ago
Why is storing energy at hydroelectric dams not sufficient? It's been done for ages.. (ie. pumping water back up the dam when there is an energy surplus, and using the dam when there is a deficit)
- InclinedPlane 14y agoBecause it's not enough and it's not everywhere. Hydroelectric power is pretty good, but it's only about 7% of the US's total electrical power production. There are parts of the country where there aren't hydropower stations, and you also can't use hydropower storage to generate 100% of the US's base power load.