Pumped hydro is currently the cheapest long term energy storage by a significant amount.
not so cheap anymore when you want to add lot's of storage capacity
That's exactly when pumped hydro shines. Increasing the storage reservoir capacity is cheap. It's the turbines and infrastructure that's expensive, but that doesn't change if you're only increasing the capacity.
not so cheap anymore when you want to add lot's of storage capacity
That's exactly when pumped hydro shines. Increasing the storage reservoir capacity is cheap. It's the turbines and infrastructure that's expensive, but that doesn't change if you're only increasing the capacity.