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Secretary Chu Pushes Pumped Hydro Energy Storage
The U.S. has not yet seriously considered pumped hydro for new energy storage, according to Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Pumped hydro storage uses excess electricity to pump water uphill to areservoir. Then when electricity demand increases, the water is released downward through turbines to generate electricity that is fed into thegrid. On average, pumped hydro [...]