Argonne leads creation of definitive valuation guide for pumped storage hydropower
Argonne leads creation of definitive valuation guide for pumped storage hydropower (Image by Shutterstock / Alberto Masnovo.) It is increasingly critical to properly value pumped storage hydropower as the prevalence and penetration of wind and solar energies grow in importance in the U.S. electrical power grid. Newswise — How do we catch the wind or hold a sunbeam in our hands? We don’t — but pumped storage hydropower is the quiet giant that does it for us. This commercially proven energy storage method uses pumps to transfer water from lower to higher ground when wind and solar energy...