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Originally Posted by Titanium Cat
Now this is a true story. Our local hydro utility was investigating what procedures should be implemented when water levels were low and therefore power generation was lower as well. Somebody suggested pumping the water back up into the reservoirs from the lower side of the hydro dams.
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They might be able to employ some kind of syphon assisted pump so the power generation is doing more than pumping the water back up. However, they still have to pay to pump and it's mostly a bust.