UTILITY SCALE BATTERY STORAGE COST PER MW
Business intelligence company Rystad Energy has said that almost 4 GW of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) entered construction in the first nine months of 2024.
It is nonetheless still eye-opening to note just how big those differences in cost are. The average for a turnkey system in China including 1-hour, 2-hour and 4-hour duration BESS was just US$101/kWh. In the US, the average was US$236/kWh and in Europe US$275/kWh, more than double China's average cost.
Negative pricing and low capture rates are eroding revenues, making energy storage key to optimizing returns. But unlocking value from BESS requires real market data, not just forecasts. Pexapark gives you visibility into BESS deal activity, market-based pricing benchmarks, and actionable insights.
One trend that is perhaps universal to the global energy storage industry is an increased focus on fire safety, even if it's one that is currently being felt more acutely in the US than elsewhere due to the recent high-profile fire at Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in California.
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