Pumped Storage and Potential Hydropower from Conduits

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe pumped storage hydropower.
  
• Explain potential hydropower from conduits.
  
• Identify the technical flexibility that existing pumped storage facilities can provide to support intermittent renewable energy generation.
  
• Describe grid reliability benefits.
  
• Compare the differences between pumped storage hydropower and conduit hydropower.
  
• Describe safety aspects of constructing conduit hydropower projects on existing water-conveyance structures.
  
• Recall the current status and the future outlook for PSH in the U.S.