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Introduction
NLR's open-source, bottom-up PSH cost model tool estimates how much new PSH projects might cost based on specific site specifications like geography, terrain, construction materials, and more. With NLR's cost model for pumped storage hydropower technologies, researchers and developers can calculate cost and performance for specific development sites. A natural gas turbine has, "a capital cost of $500/kW, fixed O&M of $15/kW-yr, and variable O&M of 0. [1]This is the bar by which everything else needs to be measured in order to determine the cost. Pumped energy storage systems generally entail costs associated with implementation, operational efficiency, and maintenance. Initial capital investment largely shapes financial viability, often exceeding several hundred million dollars. This report is available at no cost from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) atCohen, Stuart, Vignesh Ramasamy, and Danny Inman.
How much does it cost to build a pumped storage reservoir
Pumped Storage Hydropower | Electricity | 2023 | ATB | NLR
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This report documents a component-level, bottom-up cost model for PSH that constitutes the most detailed publicly available tool for screening-level PSH cost estimation.
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