Notes on the Economics of Energy Storage

Geoffrey Heal

No 22752, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: The increasing importance of intermittent renewable energy sources suggests a growing importance for energy storage as a way of smoothing the variable output. In this paper I investigate factors affecting the amount of energy storage needed, including the degree of intermittency and the correlations between wind and solar power outputs at different locations.

JEL-codes: Q4 Q53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-10
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