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Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing.A PSH system stores energy in the form of gravitational potential energy of water, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevation. Low-cost surplus off-peak electric power is typically used. Basic principleA pumped-storage hydroelectricity generally consists of two water reservoirs at different heights, connected with each other.At times of low electrical demand, excess generation capacity is used to pump water into t. In closed-loop systems, pure pumped-storage plants store water in an upper reservoir with no natural inflows, while pump-back plants utilize a combination of pumped storage and conventional. Taking into account conversion losses and evaporation losses from the exposed water surface,of 70–80% or more can be achieved.This technique is currently the most cost-effective means of storing larg.