How Cheap Can Energy Storage Get?
Rameez Naam yesterday posted a blog titled "How Cheap Can Energy Storage Get? Pretty Darn Cheap". He goes ahead and does a comparative study on price trends and how they compare to other sectors. The focus is primarily on lithium ion battery technology, but he also looks at flow batteries and compressed air technology. One basic assumption he does, which can be disputed, is that there is no lower cost of the raw materials but they will continue to fall as the production goes
Austin Energy Battery Storage Project Tied to Community Solar Moves Forward
Smaller system PV / Energy Storage installation at PNM Prosperity Energy Storage Project site near Mesa del Sol, New Mexico. Austin Energy just sent out the following press release: The Austin City Council on Thursday, Oct. 1, approved a $3 million contract with Seattle-based 1Energy Systems, Inc. for the purchase of a 1.5 megawatt energy storage system. Part of the cost is being offset with a $1 million grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The storage sy
