Market and Policy Barriers to Energy Storage Deployment

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1337804· OSTI ID:1337804

Bhatnagar, Dhruv ^[1]; Currier, Aileen ^[1]; Hernandez, Jacquelynne ^[1]; Ma, Ookie ^[2]; Kirby, Brendan ^[3]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Dept. of Energy (DOE), Washington DC (United States) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
3. Consultant

Electric energy storage technologies can provide numerous grid services; there are a number of factors that restrict their current deployment. The most significant barrier to deployment is high capital costs, though several recent deployments indicate that capital costs are decreasing and energy storage may be the preferred economic alternative in certain situations. However, a number of other market and regulatory barriers persist, limiting further deployment. These barriers can be categorized into regulatory barriers, market (economic) barriers, utility and developer business model barriers, cross-cutting barriers and technology barriers.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Analysis (EI-30) (Energy Analysis Corporate)
• OSTI ID: 1337804
• Report Number(s): SAND-2013-7606; 7583
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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