Energy Resources: Pumped storage Quiz
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Pumped storage reservoirs are a way of
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energy, ready to
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electricity when we need a lot of it in a hurry.
When there is a sudden
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in demand most power stations take a long time to increase their
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. Whilst we're waiting for them we would have power cuts, possibly with
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consequences if, for example we lost traffic lights or air traffic control.
Pumped storage reservoirs such as the one at
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in North
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can go from nothing to full power in a few
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, and can run for
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an hour or so unitl the other power stations can catch up and take over.
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