Tariff Threats: Energy Storage Prices Could Rise
The Clean Energy Associates (CEA) study used a base case of Section 301 tariffs increased to 60% on these imported battery energy storage
Batteries are at the core of the recent growth in energy storage and battery prices are dropping considerably. Lithium-ion batteries dominate the market, but other technologies are emerging, including sodium-ion, flow batteries, liquid CO2 storage, a combination of lithium-ion and clean hydrogen, and gravity and thermal storage.
Recent data reported by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory indicated that costs for battery storage averaged $477 per kWh for a 240-MWh system. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that energy storage installed capacity nearly doubled last year with more than 15 GW in projects installed.
Strong growth occurred for utility-scale battery projects, behind-the-meter batteries, mini-grids and solar home systems for electricity access, adding a total of 42 GW of battery storage capacity globally.
The cost of lithium-ion batteries has dropped more than 90% over the last decade; 2024 saw a 40% drop in costs. The prices of battery cells are expected to continue this downward trend in the coming years, making it even more attractive as an energy storage option for end-use deployments.
Despite the continuing use of lithium-ion batteries in billions of personal devices in the world, the energy sector now accounts for over 90% of annual lithium-ion battery demand. This is up from 50% for the energy sector in 2016, when the total lithium-ion battery market was 10-times smaller.
To deliver this, battery storage deployment must continue to increase by an average of 25% per year to 2030, which will require action from policy makers and industry, taking advantage of the fact that battery storage can be built in a matter of months and in most locations. IEA. Licence: CC BY 4.0 IEA. Licence: CC BY 4.0
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