4 FAQs about Do we need to share the profits from energy storage power stations

Do investors underestimate the value of energy storage?

While energy storage is already being deployed to support grids across major power markets, new McKinsey analysis suggests investors often underestimate the value of energy storage in their business cases.

Can prosumers own energy storage system?

With the rapid development of distributed renewable energy, energy storage system plays an increasingly prominent role in ensuring efficient operation of power system in local communities. However, high investment cost and long payback period make it impossible for prosumers to own the storage system.

Why is shared energy storage system important?

Shared energy storage system ensures the economic feasibility of all participants. With the rapid development of distributed renewable energy, energy storage system plays an increasingly prominent role in ensuring efficient operation of power system in local communities.

Does a shared storage system have a complementarity of power generation and consumption?

In this context, considering the complementarity of power generation and consumption behavior among different prosumers, this paper proposes an energy storage sharing framework towards a community, to analyze the investment behavior for shared storage system at the design phase and energy interaction among participants at the operation phase.

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