Preliminary design study of underground pumped hydro and compressed-air energy storage in hard rock. Volume 5: site selection. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6164903

This volume documents a six-step site selection process undertaken to identify and subsequently rank potential sites suitable for either an underground pumped hydroelectric (UPH) facility, or a water-compensated hard-rock cavern compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility. The region of study was confined to the service area of the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) and contiguous areas. Overriding considerations related to geology, environmental impact and transmission-line routing were studies within the context of minimizing plant costs. The selection process led to the identification of several sites suitable for the development of either a CAES or an UPH facility. Design development and site exploration at the selected site are described in other volumes of the final report.

• Research Organization: Potomac Electric Power Co., Washington, DC (USA); Acres American, Inc., Columbia, MD
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77ET28013
• OSTI ID: 6164903
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-1589-Vol.5; ON: DE81028199
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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