Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment of the United States
The data includes a geospatial and spreadsheet representation of a resource analysis for closed loop pumped storage systems across the Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The data includes energy storage potential, water volume, distance from source to storage, hydraulic head, dollars per kilowatt of storage, and transmission spurline cost for each pumped storage hydropower (PHS) reservoir. Each reservoir represented in this dataset is represented on potential 10 hour storage duration PSH system comprised of two reservoirs. Units of measure are laid out in the dataset.
Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) represents the bulk of the United States' current energy storage capacity: 23 gigawatts (GW) of the 24 GW national total (Denholm et al. 2021). This capacity was largely built between 1960 and 1990. PSH is a mature and proven method of energy storage with competitive round-trip efficiency and long life spans. These qualities make PSH a very attractive potential solution to energy storage needs, particularly for longer-duration storage (8 hours or more); such storage will be crucial to bridge gaps in electricity production as variable wind and solar production continue to comprise an ever-larger portion of the United States' energy portfolio. This study seeks to better understand the technical potential for PSH development in the United States by developing a national-scale resource assessment for closed-loop PSH.
For more information, please refer to the Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment for the United States linked in the resources.
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AB - The data includes a geospatial and spreadsheet representation of a resource analysis for closed loop pumped storage systems across the Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The data includes energy storage potential, water volume, distance from source to storage, hydraulic head, dollars per kilowatt of storage, and transmission spurline cost for each pumped storage hydropower (PHS) reservoir. Each reservoir represented in this dataset is represented on potential 10 hour storage duration PSH system comprised of two reservoirs. Units of measure are laid out in the dataset.
Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) represents the bulk of the United States' current energy storage capacity: 23 gigawatts (GW) of the 24 GW national total (Denholm et al. 2021). This capacity was largely built between 1960 and 1990. PSH is a mature and proven method of energy storage with competitive round-trip efficiency and long life spans. These qualities make PSH a very attractive potential solution to energy storage needs, particularly for longer-duration storage (8 hours or more); such storage will be crucial to bridge gaps in electricity production as variable wind and solar production continue to comprise an ever-larger portion of the United States' energy portfolio. This study seeks to better understand the technical potential for PSH development in the United States by developing a national-scale resource assessment for closed-loop PSH.
For more information, please refer to the Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment for the United States linked in the resources.
AU - Rosenlieb, Evan
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.25984/1872470
KW - energy
KW - power
KW - water power
KW - hydro
KW - hydro power
KW - PSH
KW - pumped storage hydropower
KW - energy storage
KW - geospatial data
KW - data
KW - geospatial
KW - processed data
KW - closed loop pumped hydrostorage
KW - storage
KW - hydrostorage
KW - closed loop
LA - English
DA - 2022/01/05
PY - 2022
PB - National Renewable Energy Laboratory
T1 - Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment of the United States
UR - https://doi.org/10.25984/1872470
ER -
Rosenlieb, Evan. Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment of the United States. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 5 January, 2022, Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/1872470.
Rosenlieb, E. (2022). Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment of the United States. [Data set]. Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.25984/1872470
Rosenlieb, Evan. Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment of the United States. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, January, 5, 2022. Distributed by Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI). https://doi.org/10.25984/1872470
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Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) represents the bulk of the United States' current energy storage capacity: 23 gigawatts (GW) of the 24 GW national total (Denholm et al. 2021). This capacity was largely built between 1960 and 1990. PSH is a mature and proven method of energy storage with competitive round-trip efficiency and long life spans. These qualities make PSH a very attractive potential solution to energy storage needs, particularly for longer-duration storage (8 hours or more); such storage will be crucial to bridge gaps in electricity production as variable wind and solar production continue to comprise an ever-larger portion of the United States' energy portfolio. This study seeks to better understand the technical potential for PSH development in the United States by developing a national-scale resource assessment for closed-loop PSH.
For more information, please refer to the Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment for the United States linked in the resources.},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.25984/1872470
Details
Data from Jan 5, 2022
Last updated Feb 27, 2023
Submitted May 27, 2022
Organization
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Contact
Evan Rosenlieb
970.347.7889
Authors
Research Areas
Keywords
energy, power, water power, hydro, hydro power, PSH, pumped storage hydropower, energy storage, geospatial data, data, geospatial, processed data, closed loop pumped hydrostorage, storage, hydrostorage, closed loopDOE Project Details
Project Name HydroWIRES Topic D1 CEM enhancements
Project Number FY21 AOP 1.2.2.405
