Lazard's levelised cost of storage has utility scal Li at $250/MWh round trip to amortise it over it's life...fill it for free, and you need 25c/Kwh when you extract from it.
Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
Originally Posted by PimTac
What happened to the Tesla battery backup that was so touted by the enviros?
Utility scale storage has a long way to go.
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=40072
Specifically, the Tesla battery is sitting there full(ish), and sniping at the frequency control market. They are paid not to cycle to arbitrage power.
edit...if it doesn't trigger your gag reflex at the flipflopping that this agency does in espousing the virtue of the battery...
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-earns-another-4m-from-fcas-in-fourth-quarter-65127/
Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
Originally Posted by PimTac
What happened to the Tesla battery backup that was so touted by the enviros?
Utility scale storage has a long way to go.
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=40072
Specifically, the Tesla battery is sitting there full(ish), and sniping at the frequency control market. They are paid not to cycle to arbitrage power.
edit...if it doesn't trigger your gag reflex at the flipflopping that this agency does in espousing the virtue of the battery...
https://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-earns-another-4m-from-fcas-in-fourth-quarter-65127/
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