Pumped-storage hydroelectricity

Pumped hydroelectric energy storage is a type of potential energy storage where water is pumped from a reservoir up to another reservoir at a higher elevation. When electricity is needed, water is released from the upper reservoir through a hydroelectric turbine into the lower reservoir to generate electricity.
Related Term: 
Energy Storage Technology
Unit of Measure: 
None
Sector: 
Commercial
Bedes version: 
Version 2.6
Term ID: 066bef03-03e5-4bfa-929a-5a1f04d306e0

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