Analysts say threatened US tariffs could hike battery storage system costs from 15% to 18%

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If all the Trump administration threats to raise to 25% US tariffs onChinese imports of lithium-ion batteries and inverters are eventuallyenforced, the installed price for a four-hour duration battery wouldincrease by about 15%, an analyst at S&P Global Platts Analytics saidThursday."The lithium-ion battery accounts for 40% to 60% of the totalinstalled cost of a standalone battery storage asset in the US," saidFelix Maire, clean energy and storage senior analyst at S&P GlobalPlatts Analytics on Thursday. "The impact of the tariff would varyproject by project, but we estimate a 25% tariff on both lithium-ionbatteries and inverter could increase the installed prices for a fourhourduration battery by about 15%."