Four-hour battery storage now cheaper than gas peaking globally

Four-hour battery storage has become cheaper than gas peaking plants across 43 global markets, driven by declining battery manufacturing costs and rising gas prices, especially with China leading cost reductions. This shift redefines power system economics globally by closing the case for new gas peaking capacity as storage and solar become the dominant cost drivers.

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