The Economics of Battery Energy Storage

This executive summary introduces a report by RMI that examines the value of battery-based energy storage on the U.S. electricity grid, specifically focusing on the impact of deployment location, the potential for 'stacking' multiple services to increase value, and the regulatory barriers preventing such utilization.

• The location of energy storage deployment on the electricity system significantly influences the amount of value the technology creates.
• The report investigates the services batteries provide to the grid, the optimal locations for those services, the value generated through the stacking of multiple services, and the regulatory barriers hindering the use of single systems or aggregated fleets for these purposes.

APA

RMI (2015). The Economics of Battery Energy Storage. https://rmi.org/resources/the-economics-of-battery-energy-storage-how-multi-use-customer-sited-batteries-deliver-the-most-services-and-value-to-customers-and-the-grid-executive-summary/

Chicago

RMI. The Economics of Battery Energy Storage. 2015. https://rmi.org/resources/the-economics-of-battery-energy-storage-how-multi-use-customer-sited-batteries-deliver-the-most-services-and-value-to-customers-and-the-grid-executive-summary/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rmi2015economics, author = {{RMI}}, title = {{The Economics of Battery Energy Storage}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2015}, month = may, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/the-economics-of-battery-energy-storage-how-multi-use-customer-sited-batteries-deliver-the-most-services-and-value-to-customers-and-the-grid-executive-summary/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }