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EPRI Proprietary Licensed Material<br />

Table 8<br />

Summary Of Technology Evaluation<br />

T&D Application <strong>of</strong><br />

Plant<br />

Environmental<br />

Impact<br />

Advantages<br />

Limitations (Other Than<br />

Plant Size)<br />

VAR Supp<strong>or</strong>t<br />

Negligible<br />

Supply reactive power<br />

continuously<br />

None<br />

Peak Shaving<br />

Low emissions, noise<br />

Charge during <strong>of</strong>f-peak,<br />

Provide real power <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong><br />

extended time,<br />

Defer T&D investments<br />

Hours <strong>of</strong> operation limited<br />

by plant capacity (MWh)<br />

<strong>Energy</strong> Imbalance<br />

Low emissions, noise<br />

Supply real power as<br />

needed,<br />

Supp<strong>or</strong>t DG and<br />

renewables<br />

Response time<br />

Spinning Reserve<br />

Low emissions, noise<br />

Available during charging<br />

and discharging times<br />

Negligible<br />

Supplemental<br />

Reserve<br />

Low emissions, noise<br />

Use <strong>com</strong>pressed air <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong><br />

m<strong>or</strong>e rapid turbine start<br />

Negligible<br />

Arbitrage<br />

Low emissions, noise<br />

Plant operat<strong>or</strong> is free to<br />

select best time interval<br />

between power purchase<br />

and sale<br />

Hours <strong>of</strong> operation limited<br />

by plant capacity (MWh)<br />

Table 9<br />

CAES Plant Costs F<strong>or</strong> Various <strong>St<strong>or</strong>age</strong> Media And Plant Configurations<br />

<strong>St<strong>or</strong>age</strong><br />

Media <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong><br />

CAES Plant<br />

Size (MW e<br />

)<br />

Cost <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong><br />

Power-Related<br />

Plant<br />

Components<br />

[25] ($/kW)<br />

Cost <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> the<br />

<strong>Energy</strong> <strong>St<strong>or</strong>age</strong><br />

Components [7,<br />

9, 10] ($/kWh)<br />

“Typical”<br />

Hours <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>St<strong>or</strong>age</strong> <strong>f<strong>or</strong></strong> a<br />

Plant<br />

Total Cost<br />

($/kW e<br />

)<br />

Salt 200 350 1 10 360<br />

P<strong>or</strong>ous Media 200 350 0.10 10 351<br />

Hard Rock<br />

(new cavern)<br />

Surface<br />

Piping<br />

200 350 30 10 650<br />

20 350 30 3 440<br />

Compressed Air <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>St<strong>or</strong>age</strong> (CAES) Page 27

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