[BC] Power distribution in the NE

[SteveOrdinetz]

At 05:33 PM 2/27/2007, Glen Kippel wrote:
>The fun power plant is at Helms, east of Fresno.  They use recycled water.
>Really.  In the afternoon when there is peak demand they release water from
>one reservoir into a lower one to run the generators.  Late at night when
>demand is low, they use the generators as pumps to pump water back to the
>upper reservoir for release the next day, using cheaper electric power.
>This all happens in a huge man-made grotto, 3/4-mile inside a mountain.

Isn't there a similar setup along I-70 in Colorado?


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