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Re: Electrons



Regarding storing electrical energy via mechanical means, on Thu, 18 Jan
2001, Bob Sciamanda wrote:

It is not uncommon practice for power companies to do just this - on a
large scale.
In the cases I know of it is water which is pumped to a high elevation
during off-peak times.

Yes, the Bath County, Virginia, station operated by Dominion Virginia
Power is described as "the world's most powerful pumped storage generating
station." It's web address is:

http://www.dom.com/operations/station-hydro/bath_county.html

Richard
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