1、CRS.govSignIn|SignUpCRS InsightsTeslas Home BatteryAnElectricity Storage Breakthrough?RichardJ.Campbell,SpecialistinEnergyPolicy(rcampbellcrs.loc.gov,77905)PaulW.Parfomak,SpecialistinEnergyandInfrastructurePolicy(pparfomakcrs.loc.gov,70030)May4,2015(IN10271)Costeffectiveelectricitystoragehaslongbeen
2、akindofHolyGrailfortheelectricpowersector.Suchstoragetechnologycouldhavemultiplebenefitsforelectricityconsumers.Itcanserveasatemporarysourceofbackuppowertomaintainonsiteelectricserviceintheeventofautilitypowerblackout.Itcanbeusedtoimprovetheavailabilityof(firmup)electricitygeneratedfromintermittentr
3、enewablesourcessuchassolarandwind.Itcanalsobeusedtoshiftenduserelectricityloadsfromcostlypeakhourstolowercostoffpeakhours,whichcanlevelregionalgenerationprofilesandlowercustomerelectricbills.Inpursuitofthesebenefits,manyelectricitystoragesolutionshavebeendeveloped,andsomehavebecomecommerciallyavaila
4、bleprimarilyatutilityscalebuthighcostsandperformanceissues(alongwithkeyregulatorybarriers)havelimitedtheirdeployment.(SeeCRSReportR42455,EnergyStorageforPowerGridsandElectricTransportation:ATechnologyAssessment.)Forexample,banksofleadacidbatterieshavebeenusedtofirmupgenerationfromsomerenewablepoweri