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		jp57 on Sept 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Something funny is about to happen to some prices What about getting paid to winch a heavy object up a tower during the day, and then getting paid again to lower it again (generating energy) at night?

tasubotadas on Sept 27, 2020 [–]

Idea is not new and it was actually implemented here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruonis_Pumped_Storage_Plant :-)

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