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		kingkawn on Aug 2, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why a Typical Home Solar Setup Does Not Work with ... Forgive my ignorance in advance; is there any viability to a system that pumps water uphill to a storage tank then it flows downhill later to let the current run a generator?

taylortbb on Aug 2, 2018 | [–]

Yes, in fact they're already in use. They're called pumped storage systems, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricit...

OxO4 on Aug 2, 2018 | | [–]

Yes, pumped-storage hydroelectricity is used extensively [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricit...

modzu on Aug 2, 2018 | [–]

you're basically describing a gravity battery

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_battery

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