As of May 2022, 20 U.S. states had pumped storage projects which had been issued a preliminary permit. Arizona had the highest permitted proposed capacity at the time, at more than 10 gigawatts. Utah followed, with approximately 5.2 gigawatts.
Proposed pumped storage hydropower capacity additions in the United States as of May 2022, by state (in megawatts)
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FERC. (May 11, 2022). Proposed pumped storage hydropower capacity additions in the United States as of May 2022, by state (in megawatts) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319426/proposed-pumped-storage-capacity-additions-us-state/
FERC. "Proposed pumped storage hydropower capacity additions in the United States as of May 2022, by state (in megawatts)." Chart. May 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319426/proposed-pumped-storage-capacity-additions-us-state/
FERC. (2022). Proposed pumped storage hydropower capacity additions in the United States as of May 2022, by state (in megawatts). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319426/proposed-pumped-storage-capacity-additions-us-state/
FERC. "Proposed Pumped Storage Hydropower Capacity Additions in The United States as of May 2022, by State (in Megawatts)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319426/proposed-pumped-storage-capacity-additions-us-state/
FERC, Proposed pumped storage hydropower capacity additions in the United States as of May 2022, by state (in megawatts) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319426/proposed-pumped-storage-capacity-additions-us-state/ (last visited January 30, 2023)
Proposed pumped storage hydropower capacity additions in the United States as of May 2022, by state (in megawatts) [Graph], FERC, May 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319426/proposed-pumped-storage-capacity-additions-us-state/