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Global remote microgrid energy storage costs by battery type 2016

Installed cost and annual operation and maintenance costs of energy storage technologies in remote microgrids worldwide as of Q3 2016, by type of battery (in U.S. dollars per kilowatt)

The data displays the installed cost and annual operation and maintenance (O&M) costs of energy storage technologies in remote microgrids, as of the third quarter of 2016, broken down by battery type. At this time, lithium ion batteries used in utility-scale projects had an installation cost of 2,062 USD per kilowatt.

Flow battery - utility-scale 2300.2 31.1
Flow battery - distributed 2874.4 34.5
Advanced lead-acid - utility-scale 2903.5 66.2
Advanced lead-acid - distributed 3284.5 66.8
Lithium ion - utility-scale 2062 47.3
Lithium ion - distributed 2150.3 50.8