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> Batteries have come down in cost, but natural gas is far, far cheaper than grid scale batteries. Source please? Natural gas peaker plants are not cheap to bu
by cure 6y ago
> Batteries have come down in cost, but natural gas is far, far cheaper than grid scale batteries.
Source please? Natural gas peaker plants are not cheap to build and have a terrible utilization rate by nature, so they are not cheap to operate, either.
This article (https://www.energy-storage.news/news/bloombergnef-lcoe-of-battery-storage-has-fallen-faster-than-solar-or-wind-i https://www.energy-storage.news/news/bloombergnef-lcoe-of-ba...) says that for short durations (< 2 hours) and new builds, grid scale batteries are already cheaper than natural gas peaker plants.
- imtringued 6y agoNatural gas plants don't have a limited duration. They can run as long as you want. Generating methane from carbon capture and burning it in natural gas plants is a much better way to get from 80% renewables to 100% than with giant batteries.