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Originally Posted by fromthelake
Has Pumped Storage Hydropower every been explored in BC? Wouldn't a PSH that works in tandem with a wind operation be a viable option for baseload?
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Brought that up in a few earlier threads. Turns out there's not enough wind energy near the dams to make it practical:
Also, there's only so much you can pump back up into the reservoir until you straight up run out of water downriver.