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Title page 21
Relation Pumped-Storage in the Pacific Northwest
Date 2005-05-10 to 2005-05-25
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Description It has been estimated that after 1990 the northwest power system could use a block of pumped-storage generation capable of operating weekdays, up to 6 hours at full rated capacity. To accomplish this, with the limited amount of nighttime pumping energy available, about 14 hours of storage would have to be provided to permit carryover of weekend pumping. This weekly operation is adaptable to a wide variety of loading conditions in the peak portion of the daily load. This also compares...
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