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elecricity

06/19/2008 4:40 AM

can power generated be stored for future use or it's only generated on demand
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06/19/2008 6:08 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_storage

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06/19/2008 8:34 AM

Yeah! charge a battery.

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06/19/2008 9:44 AM

Some nuclear power plants pump water into holding reservoirs during low demand and use the reservoirs during peak demand. So yes it can be stored in many different forms. A battery being a chemical storage the reservoir being kinetic.

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