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Default Storing wind-generated energy as gravitational potential energy?

Not so great with wind-generated energy is the fact that you need a
battery bank, and batteries are expensive.

So why not store the energy as gravitational potential energy?

E.g. make the generated energy lift a large weight, controlled in such
a way that it falls when you need it to, yielding just the amount of
electrical power you need?

??

Parts would need replacing far less often than batteries.

John
 
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