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Originally Posted by N8ball
Being that there is no tide here, the idea was to pump water from Bear Lake, uphill during the evening hours when power use is lower, then release it during peak hours, to generate power. Anyone who passed high school physics might realize that this system would use more power than it harnessed, which is why it was shot down in large part by Gov. Huntsman.
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They do that outside of LA with Pyramid Lake and Castaic Lake. The idea is cost per KWH / Demand Peak not actual energy creation. From that perspective I could see it.