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Global cost of energy storage technologies 2015

Costs of energy storage technologies globally in 2015 (in U.S. dollar per kilowatt)

The data shows the costs of energy storage technologies globally in 2015, based on type. During this year, lead acid batteries cost about 950 to 5,800 USD per kilowatt hour. Current response time occurred in milliseconds for this technology.

Energy storage technologiesThe cost of lead acid batteries can range from 950 USD per kilowatt to 5,800 USD per kilowatt. However, storing energy through underground compressed air plants --- has a maximum cost of about 1,250 USD per kilowatt. There are a wide variety of energy storage technologies available for various applications that differ in price and efficiency.

Lead acid batteries 950 5800
Lithium-ion 1085 4100
Sodium sulfur 3100 4000
Flow batteries (vanadium redox) 3000 3700
Power to gas 1370 2740
Pumped hydro 1500 2700
Flow batteries (zinc bromide) 1450 2420
Flywheels 1950 2200
Compressed air (aboveground) 1950 2150
Compressed air (underground) 960 1250