Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curves
NREL's pumped storage hydropower (PSH) supply curves integrate data on reservoir pairs, elevation differences, energy storage capacity, and cost estimates to estimate the potential energy and cost of developing new PSH projects. The dataset and interactive map categorize potential sites into cost tiers and show how increasing project cost unlocks additional storage capacity. The supply curves help planners and researchers evaluate the role of PSH in integrating variable renewable energy, assess regional storage potential, and prioritize sites for detailed feasibility studies.
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AB - NREL's pumped storage hydropower (PSH) supply curves integrate data on reservoir pairs, elevation differences, energy storage capacity, and cost estimates to estimate the potential energy and cost of developing new PSH projects. The dataset and interactive map categorize potential sites into cost tiers and show how increasing project cost unlocks additional storage capacity. The supply curves help planners and researchers evaluate the role of PSH in integrating variable renewable energy, assess regional storage potential, and prioritize sites for detailed feasibility studies.
AU - NLR
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Hydropower
KW - Marine energy
KW - Marine hydrokinetic
KW - Ocean energy
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Financing
KW - Business models
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
LA - English
DA - 2025/03/10
PY - 2025
PB - NLR
T1 - Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curves
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/362
ER -
NLR. Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curves. NLR, 10 March, 2025, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/362.
NLR. (2025). Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curves. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/362
NLR. Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curves. NLR, March, 10, 2025. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/362
@misc{CMIX_Dataset_362,
title = {Pumped Storage Hydropower Supply Curves},
author = {NLR},
abstractNote = {NREL's pumped storage hydropower (PSH) supply curves integrate data on reservoir pairs, elevation differences, energy storage capacity, and cost estimates to estimate the potential energy and cost of developing new PSH projects. The dataset and interactive map categorize potential sites into cost tiers and show how increasing project cost unlocks additional storage capacity. The supply curves help planners and researchers evaluate the role of PSH in integrating variable renewable energy, assess regional storage potential, and prioritize sites for detailed feasibility studies.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/362},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/362},
note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}
}
Details
Data from Mar 10, 2025
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
Organization
NLR
Contact
Evan Rosenlieb
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