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    A method currently used to store energy is to pause operations at a hydroelectric power plant when wind energy is abundant. This allows water from a connected river to fill the reservoir lake, increasing its potential energy level. When energy is needed, the hydroelectric plant can be restarted to generate power from the stored water. This process provides 100% efficient energy storage using existing hydroelectric infrastructure and mature technology.

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    A method currently used to store energy is to pause operations at a hydroelectric power plant when wind energy is abundant. This allows water from a connected river to fill the reservoir lake, increasing its potential energy level. When energy is needed, the hydroelectric plant can be restarted to generate power from the stored water. This process provides 100% efficient energy storage using existing hydroelectric infrastructure and mature technology.

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    Shutting Down A Hydroelectric Power Plant

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    A method currently used to store energy is to pause operations at a hydroelectric power plant when wind energy is abundant. This allows water from a connected river to fill the reservoir lake, increasing its potential energy level. When energy is needed, the hydroelectric plant can be restarted to generate power from the stored water. This process provides 100% efficient energy storage using existing hydroelectric infrastructure and mature technology.

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    A METHOD CURRENTLY IN USE: SHUTTING DOWN A HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT

    The ideal energy s !rage * Energy efficiency of using a paused hydroelectric power plant as a battery is 100 percent * Prerequisites: A mountain, a river, a mountain la e and a hydroelectric power plant

    Energy can theoretically be stored in several ways, but very few of these are presently ready for use! "ne is the storage of river water in large mountain la es above hydroelectric power plants! #imply putting the hydroelectric power plant on pause while using wind energy results in the storage of vast amounts of potential energy as the la e is filled with additional water from the river! $he rising water level in the la e becomes a charging battery for the grid! $his is a well% nown principle, and the technology is mature!

    &lic here to view large image The principle of a hydroelectric dam. (Graphics: Wikipedia)

    &lic here to view large image Simplified grid energy flow for one day. (Graphics: Wikipedia)

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