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I think you are comparing two different things. The CapEx and installation costs are typically measured in $/kWh for capacity of the battery (though some costs
by epistasis 4y ago
I think you are comparing two different things. The CapEx and installation costs are typically measured in $/kWh for capacity of the battery (though some costs scale by the $/kW, for example the inverters...).
The cost of storing and delivering the energy from the battery over its lifetime, is refered to the level used cost of storage. This includes operations costs, debt service, etc. is measured by the cost of delivering energy to the grid, and grid-scale costs are typically measured in $/MWh (as opposed to residential costs typically quotes in $/kWh).
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> CapEx and installation costs are typically measured in $/kWh for capacity of the battery (though some costs scale by the $/kW, for example the inverters...) How would you describe Table 1?
- epistasis 4y agoExactly as it is labeled and exactly as quoted, capex measured in $/kWh and $/kW.... what is the confusion?
- epistasis 4y agoYikes, autocorrect really jumbled my second paragraph, which wasn’t very clear to begin with. I’m contrasting the caped with the *levelized cost of storage, which though it can be measured in $/MWh or $/kWh, is measuring something completely different than the capex. And the levelized cost of storage is the relevant figure for comparing to electricity sold on the grid.