Schneider Electric finds solar, batteries could cut electricity system costs by up to 40%

By Public Technologies
  • Schneider Electric research projects electricity system costs could fall up to 40% by the 2030s through coordinated solar, battery and electrification deployment.
  • The report modeled 40,500 scenarios; savings depend on falling installation costs for solar and batteries, alongside growth in electricity demand.
  • Those savings could add 0.8% to global GDP by 2030.
  • Mismatched battery durations across asset types could push system costs up to 35% above the current benchmark under world-average cost conditions.
  • Deployment outpacing demand growth, or vice versa, could temporarily raise costs, underscoring the need for coordinated investment incentives.


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