Market and policy barriers to deployment of energy storage

Journal Article · 01 April 2012 · Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5547/2160-5890.1.2.4 · OSTI ID:1353382

Sioshansi, Ramteen ^[1]; Denholm, Paul ^[2]; Jenkin, Thomas ^[2]

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1. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

There has recently been resurgent interest in energy storage, due to a number of developments in the electricity industry. Despite this interest, very little storage, beyond some small demonstration projects, has been deployed recently. While technical issues, such as cost, device efficiency, and other technical characteristics are often listed as barriers to storage, there are a number of non-technical and policy-related issues. This paper surveys some of these main barriers and proposes some potential research and policy steps that can help address them. Furthermore, while the discussion is focused on the United States, a number of the findings and observations may be more broadly applicable.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1353382
• Journal Information: Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, Vol. 1, Issue 2; ISSN 2160-5882
• Publisher: International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE)Copyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English