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Hoover Dam as Giant Battery? The Hurdles Are More Legal Than Technical
Los Angeles is proposing to build a 20-mile pipeline to transform Hoover Dam into a pumped storage hydropower project. It’s certainly feasible – except for the ongoing political and legal conflict over the Colorado River.