Cost Of Electrical Storage Grid Molten Salt 
Cars That Think
JUNE 12, 2023
Energy storage has two main factors—how fast it can be charged and discharged (the spigot) and how much total energy it can hold (the bathtub). Batteries have a powerful spigot, but that comes at the cost of a small tub. Getting a 100 percent decarbonized grid is nothing but an optimization problem.”—Matthew
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2013
Schematic comparing the cost and dispatchability of PV to CSP with thermal storage. The “PV+Storage” box includes the high cost of electrical storage for PV. The FOCUS Program target zone for electricity generation is indicated. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge. Source: ARPA-E. Click to enlarge.
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