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To: Red Badger

so it’s like a dam.. only with air..


7 posted on 05/11/2021 10:14:57 AM PDT by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house.... But the fact checkers said the story was false!)
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To: cableguymn
It's like a dam with pumped storage. You pump the water uphill at night time, then let it flow downhill during the day time.


10 posted on 05/11/2021 10:19:37 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session" - Gideon J. Tucker)
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To: cableguymn

Good analogy. Compressed air and hydraulic storage has a role open vehicle power too. Especially for things like delivery trucks that start and stop constantly but retun to base every night.


13 posted on 05/11/2021 10:33:18 AM PDT by bigbob
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