ENERGY STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD

An energy storage and delivery system includes a crane having a frame that supports an electric motor and a winch and a plurality of pipes arranged proximate the crane and a well opening. The system is operable to lower one or more pipes down the well to generate an amount of electricity or to raise one or more pipes from the well to store an amount of electricity as potential energy of the pipe at a higher elevation outside the well relative to the bottom of the well.