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Marty Silk

Qld plans second pumped hydro project

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick wants to build a hydropower dam with a lower reservoir nearby. (AAP)

Most people would picture small metallic cylinders when they hear the word batteries, but the Queensland treasurer imagines dams.

Cameron Dick wants to build a hydropower dam with another lower reservoir nearby, from which water can be pumped uphill into the dam during the day to generate more electricity at night.

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