Energy Storage Value and Adoption Analysis
Approach
Summary of Analytical Approach
Analysis Inputs
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bSTORE
Identify Key Value Drivers
Reduction in production costs
Avoided generation capacity
• T&D investment deferral
Customer outage reduction
Analytical Results
Evaluate Additional Value
Develop Simulation Inputs
Nevada power system data
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Simulate Storage With bSTORE
Simulate 2020 and 2030
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Reduced emissions
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Reduced renewable curtailment
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WECC power system data
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Storage technical assumptions
200 MW and 1,000 MW storage
at highest-value NV locations
Provision of voltage support
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Reduced T&D losses
Quantify Ratepayer Benefits
Compare customer costs with
storage to Base Case without
Develop Storage Cost Estimates
Compare Ratepayer Benefits to
Storage Cost
Identify Cost-Effective Levels of
Storage in 2020 and 2030
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