[sa1]

In my country, there are economic challenges: water isn't available everywhere, diverting water is not cheap, and it messes with water sharing agreements, which are a political issue in themselves.

[luma]

Gravity batteries only need mass, it needn’t be water: https://youtu.be/gn5AM75AGvw

[toomuchtodo]

As I once heard from a Wyoming rancher, “Whiskey’s for drinking, water’s for fighting.” Water rights are treacherous to navigate.

[PopeDotNinja]

It’s gonna get worse, too, with upstream countries building dams at the expense of downstream countries.