Proactively planning and operating energy storage for decarbonization: Recommendations for policymakers

Andy Bilich, Elisheba Spiller and James Fine

Energy Policy, 2019, vol. 132, issue C, 876-880

Abstract: Energy storage is poised for explosive growth as a result of technological innovation, expanded state mandates and incentive programs, and new participation models developed under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 841. If storage is done right – charged using clean power, and discharged when grid needs are high and dirtier power can be displaced – it can be a key part of a low-cost, clean grid. But a growing body of literature suggests that storage could actually increase greenhouse gas (GHG) if not managed and incentivized properly.

Keywords: Energy storage; Greenhouse gas emissions; Decarbonization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.06.033

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