Aqueous Vanadium Salt Cavern Mega-Flow Battery (VRFB 100MW / 1,000MWh) LCOS 2026

Model 100MW / 1,000MWh gigawatt-scale underground solution-mined salt cavern electrolyte storage VRFB systems (10-hour duration multi-day grid balancing) calculating LCOS.

Underwriting Assumptions

Rated Salt Cavern VRFB Power (MW)

Discharge Duration (Hours)

Turnkey Cavern & Stack Capex ($M)

Off-Peak Solar/Wind Charge Price ($/MWh)

Peak Capacity Arbitrage Price ($/MWh)

Annual Full Cycles

Projected Economics

Gross Annual Power Arbitrage Sales

Net Annual Operating Cash Flow

Capital Payback Period