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Originally Posted by Tobra
Pumping water from the East would be an epic infrastructure program that will never happen. All the energy to pump water up could not be recovered as it comes down the other side, because of the laws of thermodynamics
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Yes there are losses, but pump hydro is one of the best ways to store energy. In fact, the whole system could be used for massive energy storage with solar and wind power.
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This is a MASSIVE undertaking. The environmental effects massive. The time for the environmental impact studies, very very long. The opposition to building the infrastructure, especially in California, will be massive.
California wants to be 100% electric car, but cannot build the electric lines or the power plants to make the power.