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This Kentucky coal mine could transform into pumped-hydro grid storage

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Rye Development is building pumped-hydro energy storage on old coal mining sites. The company wants to create resources that help stabilize the grid for decades to come. The current project, in Kentucky, would create 1,500 family-wage construction jobs. The full project will ultimately cost $1.5 billion.

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This Kentucky coal mine could transform into pumped-hydro grid storage

The vision of converting coal country into a clean energy powerhouse looms large in the American energy transition. Politicians love to tout the possibility, and climate advocates see it as crucial for a just transition that avoids leaving populations behind as coal power fades away. But finding the right form of…

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