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Maturity

This dimension marks how mature a specific energy technology actually is, experimental, emerging or fully commercial. Wikipedia notes that "in some geographic localities, photovoltaic solar or onshore wind is the cheapest new-build electricity," a sign of just how mature those particular technologies have become. Browsing by maturity separates technologies still emerging from those already fully commercial.

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Era of Emergence
1900 1
Physical Basis
Storage Mechanism 1
Maturity
Sources
1. Energy storage - Wikipedia
WikipediaHistory, pumped hydro longevity
Quote, History, pumped hydro longevity
Large hydropower dams have been energy storage sites for more than one hundred years.
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