- Pure pumped-storage hydroelectric plant
- A plant that produces power only from water that has previously been pumped to an upper reservoir.U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
Energy terms . 2014.
Pure pumped-storage hydroelectric plant
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