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by nerpderp82 2418 days ago
Does it have to scale? What does scaling mean? Could the existing 2400 dams in the United States be used for PSH? [1]

How many sites do we need? Why would the Netherlands need pumped hydro, isn't the European grid interconnected?

See my comment below.

https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2018/04/f51/Hydropow...

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I'm going to suggest you think through what I've written, the general problem of power grids, generation, and storage, energy uses, and consequences of power outages. The answer may reveal itself to you.

Likewise, you seem to have failed to grasp what I'd hoped would be a rather evident reason for mentioning the Netherlands in the context of pumped hydro and terrain.