pumped storage

noun

1. a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.

pumped storage

noun

1. (in hydroelectric systems) a method of using power at a period of low demand to pump water back up to a high storage reservoir so that it can be released to generate electricity at a period of peak demand

Example Sentences

The recent editorial on energy and the drought causes me to suggest the study and hopefully use of pumped storage, which is the pumping of water back up over a dam to use in time of need — like night — for hydroelectric.

From Seattle Times

It’s called pumped storage, and it’s not a new concept.

From Los Angeles Times

Because even though pumped storage won’t keep us heated and cooled and well-lit every hour of every day, neither will wind, or solar, or batteries, or anything else.

From Los Angeles Times

“Developing pumped storage projects is inherently challenging; this additional obstacle threatens to halt our collective efforts,” Payre said.

From Seattle Times

The company’s manager, Steve Irwin, said pumped storage is important but hard to build on the Navajo Nation’s land.

From Seattle Times