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madokie

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2. We have pumped hydro near here.
Wed Oct 30, 2013, 11:37 AM
Oct 2013

A 750 acre lake 185 feet deep with a 200 ft head. They use the top 15 ft or so. I spent the better part of my free time of the '80s chasing the all elusive large mouth bass there.

Storage is key to expanded deployment of renewables and, interestingly, to new transportation. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1
We have pumped hydro near here. madokie Oct 2013 #2
I know which one, I think. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #3
You got it madokie Oct 2013 #4
No but it sure looks pretty. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #5
We just call it the pump back madokie Oct 2013 #6
I just went and read the PDF... phantom power Oct 2013 #7
Sad, isn't it, what passes for technical journalism these days. oldhippie Oct 2013 #8
So you think of CPUC documents as "technical journalism"? kristopher Oct 2013 #11
The document I read was from greentechmedia .... oldhippie Oct 2013 #12
The document (PDF) PP referred to is from the CPUC kristopher Oct 2013 #14
The .pdf document from the CPUC referenced in the article ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #15
California's Public Utility Commission doesn't know the difference between energy and power? kristopher Oct 2013 #17
The trick is inductors and capacitors... hunter Oct 2013 #20
The Flux Capacitor One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #9
Something you might look up is "Vector Inversion Generator" and similar technologies. hunter Oct 2013 #26
Like this one? One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #28
Why would they need to discuss "watts X (unit-of-time)" specifically in this document? kristopher Oct 2013 #10
Maybe because the whole article is about "energy storage" ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #13
How does prescribing the depth of capacity assist the CPUC effort? kristopher Oct 2013 #16
Obsfucate much? oldhippie Oct 2013 #18
I posed legitimate questions related to the actual policy under discussion. kristopher Oct 2013 #19
[sigh] ... I really need to get a life .... oldhippie Oct 2013 #21
Or you could just be civil... kristopher Oct 2013 #22
Because the goal is to mandate storage requirements for their grid. phantom power Oct 2013 #23
Their goals are well presented in the papers kristopher Oct 2013 #24
Too bad we're not as smart as kristopher ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #25
Maybe you're onto something... kristopher Oct 2013 #27
Kick kristopher Nov 2013 #29
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