UCSD.pdf

Value, Challenges, and Opportunities, a report by Rick Ferrera, Taylor Marvin, David Larson, Travis Lindsay, and Daniel Falk, published in October 2017 by the University of California San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy, examines the potential of battery energy storage in Florida, including its value, challenges, and opportunities. The report discusses the current state of battery storage in Florida, valuing its potential in selected states, and analyzing the behind-the-meter and front-of-the-meter storage markets. It identifies barriers to storage deployment, such as low electricity costs, lack of renewable generation mandates, and restrictions on behind-the-meter solar markets. The report also explores opportunities, including investor-owned utilities, public utilities, and incentives, and provides recommendations for promoting battery energy storage in Florida.