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Oahu Pumped Storage Hydro Report
Executive summary and index with links to report totalling 322 pages. Pictures and map for $250,000,000 project.
www.state.hi.us/

Mt. Elbert Pumped Storage Powerplant
Colorado, United States plant. Site includes large pictures and contacts. Powerplant uses 448 foot head to generate 200 MegaWatts. Includes graphs of costs and generation.
www.usbr.gov/

Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project
New York Power Authority facility generates one million kilowatts in the Catskill mountains using five billion gallons of water and a 2,000 foot elevation
www.nypa.gov/

TVA: Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant
Picture of lake, with facts and figures. Includes visitor center hours, and link to downloadable (pdf) brochure.
www.tva.gov/

Hiwassee Dam Unit 2: Reversible Pump-Turbine (1956)
Sixteen-page pdf describes national historic mechanical engineering landmark". Includes pictures, chronology, specifications, map, pump curves, and technical drawings. (Requiures Acrobat reader)
www.asme.org/

WikiPedia
entry on subject. Mentions US capacity of 19.5 GW vs EU of 32.
en.wikipedia.org/

Power Matters - Hydroelectric Power
Tennessee Valley Authority site with a description and diagram of a generic hydroelectric dam and a pumped storage facility.
www.tva.gov/

Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Storage Plant
in Missouri is one of the largest stand-alone pumped storage plants. "Fun Fact" with one picture.
www.engineergirl.org/

Pumped storage for renewable energy
Google sci.energy group discussion compares pumped storage to Compressed Air Energy Storage, asks why the space cannot be used for nuke waste.
groups.google.com/

SSS :: Power Generation :: Pumped Air Storage (SSS Clutch for CAES)
Commercial site promoting clutches used for Huntorf. Pictures of rotating machinery and a clutch. Simplified machinery arrangement diagram.
www.sssclutch.com/