HYIP-Man: Large battery systems are often paired with renewable energy power plants
Monday, May 18, 2020
Large battery systems are often paired with renewable energy power plants
Large battery systems are often paired with renewable energy power plants
Pairing renewable energy generators with energy storage, particularly batteries, is increasingly common as the cost of energy storage continues to decrease. The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest inventory of electric generators shows that the number of solar and wind generation sites co-located with batteries has grown from 19 paired sites in 2016 to 53 paired sites in 2019. This trend is expected to continue: according to planned installations reported to EIA, another 56 facilities pairing renewable energy and battery storage will come online by the end of 2023.

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