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Do you have any non-Lazard data for the claim "Battery storage is already well below this $150/kWh price."?


https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy21osti/79236.pdf lists a lot of difference references, and the Lazard range covers them all.

https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-wind-and-battery-storage-n... gives "Utility-scale battery (four-hour storage duration) $145-167 per MWh" and references BloombergNEF

Better link for Bloomberg reference: https://www.energy-storage.news/behind-the-numbers-the-rapid...


Again, this is only for very short term storage. We are comparing apples and oranges.

As an example, for most of Aus, 5 hrs storage will only work for <80% renewables [0]. It's only practical on smaller scales which doesn't mean it isn't useful now but just means that the ~$100/MWh systems will not be practical everywhere, especially when renewables become more ubiquitous.

[0] https://reneweconomy.com.au/much-storage-back-high-renewable...

Edit: I had a deeper look at the NREL paper and most of their costs seem to be in the $100s/kWh rather than MWh. E.g ~$300/ kWh for 6 hour systems on Fig. 6.


You can go buy them for $100/kWh on batteryhookup.com right now if you want.




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