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Another drawback is that building a reservoir on top of a mountain can be a little trickier than originally thought... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taum_Sauk_H
by JshWright 13y ago
Another drawback is that building a reservoir on top of a mountain can be a little trickier than originally thought...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taum_Sauk_Hydroelectric_Power_Station#Upper_reservoir_breached http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taum_Sauk_Hydroelectric_Power_S...
- kijin 13y agoMany pumped-storage plants just dam an existing valley to create the upper reservoir. Easier than trying to build a gigantic swimming pool on top of a mountain, and probably safer as well. Of course, in order to do this, you need some very rough terrain, so it's not suitable for flat countries.