Bet is extremely limited to specific areas with the right geography that are also relatively close to a population centre.
Pumped hydro exists.
snoons@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 hours ago
It isn’t so much limited by the geography but is made far more cost effective because of it. A long valley with a narrow exit means you don’t need to build much dam and store a vast amount of water.
As far as distance from populated areas, I dunno, I live in the UK so its kinda close enough not to matter too much.
PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
Do some quick math. How much pumped hydro in terms of acre-feet would be required to power a hypothetical city like Chicago at night? Where would this theoretical reservoir be built?
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 hours ago
I can’t stop laughing at this as a unit of measurement
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 hour ago
It’s easier to visualize than kilo-gallons.