Compared to gas at pre-war prices, they were getting close but not quite competitive.
Compared to current gas prices or nuclear, batteries are dirt cheap and some of the others are almost as cheap as batteries.
Compared to current gas prices or nuclear, batteries are dirt cheap and some of the others are almost as cheap as batteries.
[1] https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/07/f65/Storage%... (figures 5.5 and 5.6)
LFP storage batteries use only widely available minerals: Lithium, Iron and Phosphorus. No nickel, cobalt etc.
I'd be very happy with renewables+batteries, but the fact it's so quiet suggests to me this isn't so simple. Certainly in Northern Europe where dark, windless winters exist - i.e. you need storage potentially for weeks, not a small few hours.