Pumped storage in the USA: A story of IPPs, PPAs, and regulated utilities

A large number of major planned pumped storage projects are at various stages of planning and development in the United States. Along with other developers and consultants, our experts Mike Manwaring and Don Erpenbeck discuss both the incentives and the remaining hurdles for new pumped storage schemes to move forward. They also outline the clear benefits that pumped storage projects will provide once developed, particularly in the view of the large volume of intermittent renewables coming online.