Historically, thermal concentrating solar plants were the only type of solar\u00a0power equipped with storage. But as cheaper PV systems became dominant, thermal solar\u00a0plants\u00a0fell into disfavor. Now solar PV systems are beginning to\u00a0integrate storage based on lithium-ion batteries,\u00a0and this storage\u00a0isn't just used to supply power when the sun is down; it is providing grid stabilization services too, which only\u00a0adds complexity to\u00a0an already-complicated picture for the future of storage - confounding attempts to model how much storage we\u2019ll need, and of what kind, and when will we need it.\u00a0Is a large amount of seasonal storage required on a high-RE grid, as some analysts have suggested? Or will other technologies reduce the amount of storage we\u2019ll need? And can we even forecast that need, years or decades in advance? We\u2019ll delve into all those questions and more in this deep dive into combined solar and storage systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NREL\u2019s Paul Denholm explains how solar + storage systems participate in wholesale electricity markets, and when they can compete with natural gas peaker plants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[111,1145],"tags":[233,28,69,65,358,361,360,64,115,359],"class_list":["post-1394","xen_episodes","type-xen_episodes","status-publish","hentry","category-energy-transition-show-podcasts","category-free-complete-shows","tag-batteries","tag-evs","tag-grid","tag-natural-gas","tag-peaker-plants","tag-pv","tag-seasonal","tag-solar","tag-storage","tag-wholesale-markets","xen_guests-paul-denholm"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n