Full Title: Evaluating Hydrogen for Long Duration Energy Storage: Costs, Risks, and Equity Considerations
Author(s): Abbe Ramanan
Publisher(s): Clean Energy Group
Publication Date: July 16, 2025
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Description (excerpt):
After two decades of relatively flat consumption, energy demand in the United States grew by 2 percent in 2024, a trend that is expected to continue in 2025 and 2026. While new renewable generation is being built to meet this demand, energy storage resources, both hourly and long duration energy storage, will be necessary to maintain a balanced grid.
This Clean Energy Group report contains new analysis evaluating the feasibility of hydrogen power plants as long-duration energy storage resources, based on cost competitiveness as well as equity and environmental impacts.