Washington’s draft report on pumped storage hydropower finds ways to do less harm - Northwest Public Broadcasting

Washington’s draft report on pumped storage hydropower finds ways to do less harm - Northwest Public Broadcasting

An artist's rendering of the Goldendale Energy Storage Project. (Courtesy: Rye Development) Listen https://www.nwpb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/050925CF_PumpedStorageReport_VOICER.mp3(Runtime 1:08) Read Pumped storage hydropower has been around for decades. It acts as a battery and stores energy for when it’s needed on the grid. But Washington lawmakers wanted to know more about it. So, the…