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Future of Grid Storage in the US: Applications, Technologies, and Markets
Author: Justin Malecki, Phd
Contributing Authors: Shahab Shahnazari (Phd), Michael Deaves, and Tim Wohlgemut
The emergence of grid storage is expected to facilitate greater renewable energy generation and promote the evolution of a smarter electrical grid. While some studies have reported on the feasibility and economics behind the various grid storage technologies such as lithium ion or compressed air energy storage, critical questions concerning suitability, installation costs, and opportunities remain unanswered. In this report, ClearSky Advisors provides not only a comprehensive analysis of key grid storage technologies and applications but also a detailed forecast for their growth.
Executive Summary
As jurisdictions around the world set ambitious goals for the proportion of electricity that will be generated by variable renewable sources such as wind and solar, utilities and grid operators are becoming increasingly aware of the challenges that this new generation will pose to existing grid infrastructure. One of the primary ways to mitigate these challenges is to incorporate more storage capability on the grid to:
a) dispatch renewable generation during times of high demand b) provide a more steady and smooth source of electricity that does not tax existing grid
infrastructure As of Q1, 2013 there is 20,738MW of grid storage power capacity servicing the US grid. Currently the majority of this storage power capacity (99%) is comprised of pumped hydro storage. While pumped hydro will continue to play a large role in energy storage, ClearSky Advisors expects that the next 10 years will see three-fold higher installations of non-traditional mechanical and battery-based storage technology than traditional pumped storage.
3. Battery Storage a. Advanced Lead Acid b. Lithium Ion c. Zinc Bromine d. Sodium Sulfur
Grid Storage Applications:
1. Distributed Energy Storage Systems 2. Commercial and Industrial Applications 3. Transmission and Distribution Support 4. Frequency Regulation 5. Bulk Storage Applications
Applications can be combined in order to form systems capable of performing multiple tasks (e.g., wholesale energy arbitrage with regulation, local capacity, and transmission benefits)
Pumped99%
Battery and Non-
traditional Mechanical
1%
Current US Grid Storage Power Capacity (MW)
Pumped73%
Battery and Non-
traditional Mechanical
27%
2022 US Grid Storage Power Capacity (MW)
The forecast data presented in this report is based on analysis using ClearSky Advisors’ Dynamic Forecasting Tool (DFT). The DFT is a proprietary model designed to calculate the economic viability of electricity generation or storage technology in a given region, and based on that economic calculation, determine the volume of adoption of that technology within the region. The DFT is informed by more than 140 inputs describing average current local conditions for a particular technology and grid application, policy rules that influence the economic attractiveness of facilities, and assumptions for how these factors will change over the course of the forecast period. Using the DFT, ClearSky Advisors has modeled 189 different scenarios across:
13 different grid storage applications
9 different technologies
3 different scenario classes (High, Expected, and Low)
Combining these modeling scenarios into three broad categories and incorporating the schedule of known planned projects results in a 10-year forecast of 28.2 – 47.0 GW of grid storage power capacity by 2022. The 10-year compound annual growth rates (CAGR) for each scenario are:
9.3% - High Case
6.3% - Expected Case
3.4% - Low Case Excluding the pumped hydro market, the growth rates (CAGR) for each scenario will result in an increase to between 37.9%-45.3%. The following graph shows the annual installations for the expected case scenario. Complete segmentation of this data by technology and application can be found in the full report.
Due to their flexibility, we anticipate that over the 10-year forecast period, market opportunities for battery technologies (i.e., advanced lead acid, lithium ion, and zinc bromine) will be greater than those for mechanical technologies (i.e., pumped hydro, and compressed air energy storage). ClearSky Advisors expects that overall growth in this sector will continue to accelerate beyond 2022.
Segmentation:
1. Advanced lead acid 2. Lithium ion 3. Zinc bromine 4. Sodium sulfur 5. Vanadium redox 6. Flywheel 7. Compressed air
energy storage (above ground)
8. Compressed air energy storage (below ground)
9. Pumped Hydro
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Annual US Grid Storage Installations - Expected
The modeling scenarios also consider the market opportunities for grid storage facilities with individual grid applications as well as facilities comprised of multiple/combination applications. The following two graphs show the modeled expected case annual installations for each. Complete segmentation by combination application and individual application can be found in the full report.
With greater revenue opportunities, combination applications are more economically viable but have greater local requirements (i.e., there are fewer locations requiring such combinations of grid storage services). As a result, markets for combination applications are expected to take off early but will become saturated more quickly compared with individual applications. There are numerous factors that will determine precisely how US grid storage markets will evolve over the next 10 years. The following table summarizes the primary factors currently driving and restraining grid storage markets.
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Individual Storage Applications - Expected
Grid Storage Markets: Drivers and Restraints
Drivers Impact
Increasing Renewable Generation High
Government Funding High
Deregulation of Electricity Markets Moderate
Location Flexibility Low
Restraints
High Capital Cost High
Unproven Technology High
Decreasing Cost of Gas Generation Moderate
Lack of Storage Specific Permitting/Regulation Low
Segmentation:
1. Distributed energy storage system commercial and industrial customers with local capacity benefits
2. Stationary transmission and distribution support with regulation, local capacity and deferral benefits
3. Transportable transmission and distribution support with regulation, local capacity and deferral benefits
4.Wholesale arbitrage with regulation, local capacity and transmission benefits
5. Commercial and industrial energy management with distribution benefits
Segmentation:
1. Distributed energy storage system commercial and industrial customers
2. Commercial industrial energy management
3. Transportable transmission and distribution support
4. Stationary transmission and distribution support
5. Wholesale arbitrage 6. Commercial and industrial 4-hour
reliability 7. Wholesale frequency regulation 8. Remote wind
Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS REPORT ..........................................................................................................................1
WHY THIS REPORT? ............................................................................................................................2
Pumped Hydro Storage Projects ......................................................................................................... 24 Demonstration Projects Funded by the Department of Energy .......................................................... 26
CHARACTERISTICS OF GRID STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES ................................................................................. 27 Distributed Energy Storage Systems for Commercial & Industrial Customers .................................... 28 Commercial & Industrial Electricity Reliability & Management .......................................................... 28 Transmission & Distribution Support .................................................................................................. 28 Frequency Regulation.......................................................................................................................... 29 Bulk Storage ........................................................................................................................................ 29
DISCUSSION .............................................................................................................................................. 43 The interplay of combination and individual applications .................................................................. 43 The role of technological innovation ................................................................................................... 43 The dominance of battery technology ................................................................................................ 44
6. MARKET VALUE ........................................................................................................................ 45
7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................. 47
APPENDIX A – FORECAST METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................ 49
APPENDIX B – DETAILED MODEL SEGMENTATION ............................................................................. 51 DISTRIBUTED ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS ............................. 51
Distributed Energy Storage System Supporting Commercial/Industrial Customers with Local Capacity Support ................................................................................................................................................ 53 Distributed Energy Storage System Supporting Commercial/Industrial Customers ........................... 54
Safety Concerns Low
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY & MANAGEMENT ....................................................... 56 Commercial/Industrial Energy Management with Distribution Benefits ............................................ 58 Commercial & Industrial Energy Management ................................................................................... 59
TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT .................................................................................................. 62 Stationary Transmission & Distribution Support with Regulation, Local Capacity, and Deferral Benefits ............................................................................................................................................... 64 Transportable Transmission & Distribution Support with Regulation, Local Capacity, and Deferral Benefits ............................................................................................................................................... 65
FREQUENCY REGULATION .......................................................................................................................... 68 Wholesale Frequency Regulation ........................................................................................................ 70
BULK STORAGE ......................................................................................................................................... 72 Wholesale Energy Arbitrage with Regulation, Local Capacity, and Transmission Benefits ................ 74 Wholesale Arbitrage ........................................................................................................................... 75
APPENDIX C – COMPANY PROFILES .................................................................................................. 78
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List of Figures
Figure 1 - 10-Year US grid storage maximum market potential, individual applications. Source: EPRI, Sandia National Laboratory, ClearSky Advisors ............................................................................ 20
Figure 2 - 10-year US grid storage maximum market potential, combination applications. Source: EPRI, Sandia National Laboratory, ClearSky Advisors ............................................................................ 20
Figure 3 - Current US grid storage power capacity. Source: EPRI, Sandia National Laboratory, ClearSky Advisors ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Figure 4 - Cumulative US grid storage installations ............................................................................... 31 Figure 5 - Annual US grid storage installations ...................................................................................... 33 Figure 6 - Cumulative installations: combination applications ............................................................... 34 Figure 7 - Forecast of modeled combination applications, application segmentation ........................... 36 Figure 8 - Forecast of modeled combination applications, technology segmentation ........................... 38 Figure 9 - Cumulative installations: individual applications ................................................................... 39 Figure 10 - Forecast of individual applications, application segmentation ............................................. 40 Figure 11 - Forecast of individual applications, technology segmentation ............................................. 42 Figure 12 - Annual market value, overall forecast .................................................................................. 46 Figure 13 - Installation cost assumptions for distributed energy storage systems ................................. 51 Figure 14 - Installation forecast: distributed energy storage systems for commercial/industrial
customers with local capacity applications .................................................................................... 53 Figure 15 - Installation forecast: distributed energy storage systems for commercial/industrial
customers ..................................................................................................................................... 54 Figure 16 - Installation cost assumptions for commercial/industrial applications .................................. 56 Figure 17 - Installation forecast: commercial/industrial energy management with distribution benefits 58 Figure 18 - Installation forecast: commercial/industrial energy management ....................................... 59 Figure 19 - Installation cost assumptions for transmission & distribution support applications ............. 62 Figure 20 - Installation forecast: stationary transmission & distribution support with regulation, local
capacity, and deferral benefits ...................................................................................................... 64 Figure 21 - Installation forecast: transportable transmission & distribution support with regulation, local
capacity, and deferral benefits ...................................................................................................... 65 Figure 22 - Installation cost assumptions for frequency regulation applications .................................... 68 Figure 23 - Installation forecast: wholesale frequency regulation .......................................................... 70 Figure 24 - Installation cost assumptions for bulk storage applications ................................................. 72 Figure 25 - Installation forecast: wholesale energy arbitrage with regulation, local capacity, and
Source: EPRI, ClearSky Advisors. ....................................................................................................... 28 Table 11 - Technology characteristics for transmission and distribution support. Source: EPRI, ClearSky
Advisors. ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Table 12 - Technology characteristics for frequency regulation. Source: EPRI, ClearSky Advisors. ....... 29 Table 13 - Technology characteristics for bulk storage. Source: EPRI, ClearSky Advisors. ..................... 29 Table 14 - Financial parameters assumed in model ................................................................................... 49 Table 15 - DESS - Installation Cost Assumptions ....................................................................................... 52 Table 16 - Distributed Energy Storage System Supporting Commercial/Industrial Customers with Local
Capacity Support - Annual Installations ............................................................................................. 55 Table 17 - Distributed Energy Storage System Supporting Commercial/Industrial Customers - Annual
Installations......................................................................................................................................... 55 Table 18 - Commercial/Industrial - Installations Cost Assumptions .......................................................... 57 Table 19 - Commercial/Industrial Energy Management with Distribution Benefits - Annual Installations
............................................................................................................................................................ 60 Table 20 - Commercial and Industrial Energy Management - Annual Installations.................................. 61 Table 21 - Transmission and Distribution Support - Installation Cost Assumptions ................................. 63 Table 22 - Stationary Transmission and Distribution Support with Regulation, Local Capacity, and
Deferral Benefits - Annual Installations ............................................................................................. 66 Table 23 - Transportable Transmission and Distribution Support with Regulation, Local Capacity, and
Deferral Benefits - Annual Installations ............................................................................................. 67 Table 24 - Frequency Regulation - Installation Cost Assumptions ............................................................ 69 Table 25 - Wholesale Frequency Regulation - Annual Installations .......................................................... 71 Table 26 - Bulk Storage - Installation Cost Assumptions .......................................................................... 73 Table 27 - Wholesale Energy Arbitrage with Regulation, Local Capacity, and Transmission Benefits -
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