4 FAQs about Valletta Lithium Energy Storage Power Supply Procurement
Should the IRA invest in a lithium battery supply chain?
The IRA, particularly via tax incentives, should significantly improve the attractiveness of investments in the lithium battery supply chain. But more must be done to encourage investments that localize production and lithium battery manufacturing know-how in the United States.
Are battery energy storage prices going back to reliable supply?
This Insight comes to you at the turning of the tide: after a period of increased pricing and supply chain disruptions, we are starting to see a return to reliable supply and declining prices in the battery energy storage markets. From the perspective of the industry, the relief could not come soon enough.
What should the US government do about the lithium battery market?
The U.S. government must take actions to enhance the expected returns on financial investments in U.S.‐based lithium battery supply chain‐related projects (e.g., battery materials, components, cells, or manufacturing equipment) and reduce the perception of demand uncertainty in the U.S. battery market.
Are energy storage projects a meter utility scale project?
The majority of new energy storage installations over the last decade have been in front of the meter utility scale energy storage projects that will be developed and constructed pursuant to procurement contracts entered into between project developers (or a special-purpose project company owned by such developers) and the utilities.