Batteries: Cheapest Form of Grid Power?
Views - MIT Technology Review 2013-04-12
Summary:
Using a wind energy and expensive lithium-ion batteries, AES Energy Storage is making money by stabilizing the grid.
The conventional wisdom is that batteries, particularly lithium-ion batteries, are way too expensive to be used on the electricity grid in a financially viable way. Chris Shelton begs to differ and he has two years of data to make his case.