Storage as a power play

The variability of wind and solar power creates a need to balance supply and demand. Long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies could potentially smooth out fluctuations in supply and demand by storing energy at times of surplus and releasing it when needed—and, at high levels of supply–demand matching, reduce the costs of renewable power.

Storage as a power play

To read the article, see “Decarbonizing the grid with 24/7 clean power purchase agreements,” May 11, 2022.