[blamazon]

Huh, that is a really important point, and totally changed my perspective on pumped storage projects. Very cool, thanks for sharing.

[lazide]

Interestingly, it’s also becoming somewhat common to dam off (concrete-fence-off?) the entire top of a hill somewhere for pumped hydro. Essentially the opposite of what you’d do for a hydropower installation.

It also makes a lot more sites interesting.

[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254243512...]

[bobthepanda]

Also, pumped storage tends to be smaller, in that it’s meant to provide a certain level of discharge for hours or days. So the reservoirs can be a lot smaller.