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		don_neufeld on Aug 18, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In the US, it's cheaper to build and operate wind ... Pumped storage, but anywhere: https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2019/08/14/tower-...

dwaltrip on Aug 18, 2019 | [–]

Doesn't this not scale? Such that you would need millions of enormous towers to store enough energy to power the US total electricity usage?

rjsw on Aug 18, 2019 | [–]

There was an interview with the founder on Bloomberg TV last week as well.

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