Interview on the value of energy storage

What is the future of energy storage study?

The Future of Energy Storage study is the ninth in MITEI’s “Future of” series, which aims to shed light on a range of complex and important issues involving energy and the environment.

How do you value energy storage?

Valuing energy storage is often a complex endeavor that must consider different polices, market structures, incentives, and value streams, which can vary significantly across locations. In addition, the economic benefits of an ESS highly depend on its operational characteristics and physical capabilities.

Does energy storage add value to the grid?

The following are some of the key conclusions found in this analysis: Energy storage provides significant value to the grid, with median benefit values by use case ranging from under $10/kW-year for voltage support to roughly $100/kW-year for capacity and frequency regulation services.

How does storage affect the economic value of electricity?

The study’s key findings include: The economic value of storage rises as VRE generation provides an increasing share of the electricity supply. The economic value of storage declines as storage penetration increases, due to competition between storage resources for the same set of grid services.

Why is energy storage important?

Energy storage is a unique asset capable of providing tremendous value and flexibility to the electrical grid.

Is there a literature review of energy storage valuation studies?

Balducci et al.’s work [2 ••], which forms the basis of the literature review that has been updated for this paper, provides documentation of numerous energy storage valuation studies and their results. Updates to this dataset include research published in 2018–2020 and studies focused on storage technologies other than BESSs, including PSH.