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The pumping of water from a lower to higher elevation to store energy (potential). Discharge works much like a hydroelectric dam.

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TVA: Hydroelectric Power · cached · Answers question: "What is a pumped-storage plant?" with links to a diagram and a picture.
Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project · cached · New York Power Authority facility generates one million kilowatts in the Catskill mountains using five billion gallons of water and a 2,000 foot elevation
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity · WikiPedia Entry on subject lists projects and shows a diagram of a typical station. Power spectrum diagram shows energy in and out.
Hiwassee Dam Unit 2: Reversible Pump-Turbine (1956) · iweb · cached · "Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark". e-mail contact for questions, mailing address.
Hebei Zhanghewan Pumped Storage Project · (4 x 250MW) Pumped Storage Power Plant and 500-kV transmission line link to the Hebei South System grid. Cost and financial plan for loan. Includes description, objectives, scope, and contacts.
Net Generation from Hydroelectric (Pumped Storage) Power by State · cached · Table for units in the United States by Electric Power Monthly is updated monthly.
Pumped-Storage Plant · cached · Diagram from the Tennessee Valley Authority includes colors and labels.
Mediterranean-Qattara solar-hydro and pumped-storage development · cached · part of "Managing water for peace in the Middle East" considers the world's deepest depressions and focuses on opportunity in Egypt.
Pumped storage plants · Wikipedia page alphabetizes links to 18 station-entries and subject entry.
Salina Pumped Storage Project · Power Engineering article about Oklahoma (USA) Grand River Dam Authority facility. Includes picture and history.
Ludington Pumped Storage · Utility page about plant in Michigan (USA). Includes pictures, diagram, "about the plant", "how it works", and "operations.

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