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Re:US Government funds pilot project for heated sand energy ... by SECProto on Thursday April 04, 2024 @07:39PM (#39937164)
> This is to be a 8 GWh, 1 GW facility

That is big for time-shifting daily energy usage, but way too small for seasonal energy storage

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Re:US Government funds pilot project for heated sand energy ... by pfdietz on Thursday April 04, 2024 @07:54PM (#39937253)
Right. PHES is not a good fit for seasonal storage.
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