Take it as you wish but none the less BESS when the initial costs, lifespan limitations and disposal fee’s become way more expensive then peakers even when the peakers fuel is included.
All I did was provide a link where you could discover that for yourself, that stated I would also recommend you also look into Transmission and Distribution information to get a better idea of why my statement is true.
Battery storage is expensive to purchase, inefficient, due to charging, discharging and voltage regulator loss’s, then add to that disposal costs as they are considered hazardous waste.
Maybe someday disposal costs may come down with recycling, but the industry is not there yet and recycling also comes with HAZMAT disposal costs.
On top of that there is mandatory compliance with NFPA regulations which require certain types of containment, fire detection and suppression systems.
Furthermore BESS’s can become fully depleted by shading of the PV system charging them, which is why interconnect regulators consider such a source of power as unreliable for grid connection.
The only the regulators will consider a solar farm with BESS to be considered as reliable is if it has fossil fuel peakers on site with a name plate rating equal to or higher then the PV generation of the site.
Another problem with BESS’s is declining KWh versus name plate rating over time, where as peakers do not degrade in such a manner.
Bottom line is peakers are per KWh less expensive to purchase even with the costs of bringing fuel to the site is included, less expensive to operate and maintain and are not rendered useless by long term shading during times of inclement weather.
