Analysis assumes 20% debt at an 8% interest rate and 80% equity at a 12% cost of equity.
* Given operational parameters for this case (i.e., 25 cycles per year), levelized metrics are not comparable between this and other use cases presented.
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Global in-front-of-the-meter energy storage levelized cost by sector 2019
This statistic depicts the levelized cost of in-front-of-the-meter energy storage in 2019, by sector. In that year, the unsubsidized levelized cost of energy storage used in utility-scale systems ranged between *** and *** U.S. dollars per megawatt hour.
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Lazard. (November 6, 2019). Unsubsidized levelized cost of in-front-of-the-meter energy storage worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/952461/levelized-cost-in-front-of-the-meter-energy-storage-by-sector/
Lazard. "Unsubsidized levelized cost of in-front-of-the-meter energy storage worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour)." Chart. November 6, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/952461/levelized-cost-in-front-of-the-meter-energy-storage-by-sector/
Lazard. (2019). Unsubsidized levelized cost of in-front-of-the-meter energy storage worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/952461/levelized-cost-in-front-of-the-meter-energy-storage-by-sector/
Lazard. "Unsubsidized Levelized Cost of In-front-of-the-meter Energy Storage Worldwide in 2019, by Sector (in U.S. Dollars per Megawatt Hour)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Nov 2019, /statistics/952461/levelized-cost-in-front-of-the-meter-energy-storage-by-sector/
Lazard, Unsubsidized levelized cost of in-front-of-the-meter energy storage worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/952461/levelized-cost-in-front-of-the-meter-energy-storage-by-sector/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Unsubsidized levelized cost of in-front-of-the-meter energy storage worldwide in 2019, by sector (in U.S. dollars per megawatt hour) [Graph], Lazard, November 6, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/952461/levelized-cost-in-front-of-the-meter-energy-storage-by-sector/
