Study of the manufacturing costs of lead--acid batteries for peaking power. Final report for the period ending Oct. 1976
A detailed study was made of a postulated 1000-MWh per year lead--acid battery business dedicated to supplying a single design of 40-MWh peaking power batteries to electric utilities. State-of-the-art industrial technology is assumed, but the manufacturing facility and business organization is tailored to the one product. Analysis of the product costs and business expenses associated with such an operation indicates that substantially lower selling prices can be realized as compared with normal industrial battery pricing. Under the low-risk conditions assumed, the selling price would be $36.90/kWh at the 4-h rate. Advanced technology would reduce the cost to $31.62/kWh. 21 figures, 31 tables. (RWR)
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7311658
- Report Number(s):
- CONS-2114-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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