Short sighted math, you’ve completely ignored the battery chemistry. These batteries last longer & don’t degrade
Also im sure that the team of engineers who worked on the decision to go with this battery know what they’re doing and have a better grasp of what makes economical sense than you do
You misspelled politicians. In case of the large scale project the decisions are made by politicians. And their goal isn’t exactly to spend money in optimal way. It’s to spend money on big flashy projects that win them votes.
Let’s do some math:
2.1GWh
And
Multi billion dollar price (let’s assume 3 billion)
2.1GWh - > 3billion
2.1MWh - > 3 millon
2.1kWh - > 3000 Usd /2.1
1KWh - > ~1430 USD
Considering that 1kWh in lithium ion batteries is like 150 USD they aren’t getting a good value out of it.
Short sighted math, you’ve completely ignored the battery chemistry. These batteries last longer & don’t degrade
Also im sure that the team of engineers who worked on the decision to go with this battery know what they’re doing and have a better grasp of what makes economical sense than you do
You misspelled politicians. In case of the large scale project the decisions are made by politicians. And their goal isn’t exactly to spend money in optimal way. It’s to spend money on big flashy projects that win them votes.
I’m sorry you think a politician would think 1kwh billed at 1500 is a good idea because it involves a “big flashy” project?
This isn’t Trump we’re talking about
I don’t think the multibillion price tag is about the physical battery itself.
It’s probably the cost of the entire project. Which includes:
The list goes on. Notice how I didn’t even mention the battery itself.
Larger startup cost, but over the one power plant’s lifetime the Li batteries would wear out and have to be replaced many times.
Not everything scales linearly.