Economic analysis of specific customer-side-of-the-meter applications for battery energy storage. Volume 1. Study results

Technical Report · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:7029393

Stolte, W J; Eckroad, S W

In the first phase of this project, the technical and economic feasibility of using current technology battery storage systems was indicated for certain generic applications within a range of favorable system characteristics. This report presents the results of the second phase in which specific customer applications were identified and analyzed for economic viability. A large number of actual utility customer load profiles were screened in a search for viable applications. Sixteen profiles (representing 15 customers) were selected for a detailed economic analysis. A financial simulation model was developed in order to carry out a credible financial investment analysis and present analysis results in a form suitable for use by corporate and institutional financial planners. The model was used to perform detailed economic analyses of 16 customer applications. The economic analysis took into account actual cost data and utility rate structures, realistic operating scenarios, and different battery system sizes.

• Research Organization: Bechtel, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7029393
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-3535-Vol.1; ON: TI84920414
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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