Cost Projections for Utility-Scale Battery Storage: 2021 Update
This report was jointly funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office of Strategic Programs, Solar Energy Technologies Office, Water
This report was jointly funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office of Strategic Programs, Solar Energy Technologies Office, Water
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Q RTE SG&A SOC USD VDC WAC WDC alternating current battery energy storage system U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics balance of system capital expenditures direct current U.S.
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