Social capital grid-side energy storage

Does future cost decline drive social welfare of grid-scale electrical energy storage projects?

Only a subset of locational and system-wide benefits is captured simultaneously. Future cost decline drives the social welfare of grid-scale storage investments. This study explores and quantifies the social costs and benefits of grid-scale electrical energy storage (EES) projects in Great Britain.

How long does a grid need to store electricity?

First, our results suggest to industry and grid planners that the cost-effective duration for storage is closely tied to the grid’s generation mix. Solar-dominant grids tend to need 6-to-8-h storage while wind-dominant grids have a greater need for 10-to-20-h storage.

What is a battery energy storage system (BESS)?

Compared with other large-scale ESSs such as pumped storage and compressed air storage, the battery energy storage system (BESS) has the most promising application in the power system owing to its high energy efficiency and simple requirements for geographical conditions .

Does grid-scale EES have social benefits?

This study analyses both the locational and system-wide benefits to grid-scale EES, determines the realistic combination of those social benefits, and juxtaposes them against the social costs across the useful lifecycle of the battery to determine the techno-economic performance.

Does a zero-emissions western North American grid provide a value for long-duration storage?

This study models a zero-emissions Western North American grid to provide guidelines and understand the value of long-duration storage as a function of different generation mixes, transmission expansion decisions, storage costs, and storage mandates.

What is the social cost benefit of Smarter Network Storage?

For the social cost benefit analysis, this avoided cost of emitting more carbon into the atmosphere is algebraically represented as a benefit of the Smarter Network Storage project. The Monte Carlo simulations incorporate the variability in the social cost of carbon. 5.1.8. Terminal value of the asset