Energy Storage Value and Adoption Analysis
Aggregate System-Wide Benefits
Incremental Net Benefits of Storage
Deployment in Nevada
2020 cost-effective storage levels are up to 175 MW, depending on
storage costs. In 2030, cost-effective levels are greater than 700 MW.
2020
2030
Incremental Net Customer Benefit
($/kW-year)
Incremental Net Customer Benefit
($/kW-year)
$160
$120
$80
$40
$0
-$40
-$80
Net system benefits maximized at
~175 MW deployment.
Low Battery Cost
-$120
-$160
Storage not cost-effective at high
end of current cost estimates.
High Battery Cost
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
$160
Low Battery Cost
$120
$80
$40
High Battery Cost
$0
-$40
-$80
-$120
0
200
Storage Deployment (MW)
400
Net system benefits exceed costs for
all deployment levels < 1000 MW.
ā
Net system benefits maximized
at ~700 MW deployment.
600
Storage Deployment (MW)
Incremental benefits of
additional storage exceed costs
Cost-effective storage level:
Incremental benefits and costs
of additional storage are equal
Costs of adding additional storage
exceed incremental benefits
800
1,000
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