Glossary of
Electric Utility Terms

 


pumped-storage hydroelectric plant, combined pumped-storage hydroelectric plant

A specific type of hydroelectric generating facility that produces energy during peak demand periods using water pumped into an elevated reservoir during off-peak periods. When a facility uses both pumped reservoir water and natural current flow, it is referred to as a combined pumped-storage hydroelectric plant.

See also:

hydroelectricity, reservoir, peak demand