The Duck Curve
Why storage exists, in five steps: daily demand, growing midday solar, the net-demand "duck", the steep evening ramp, and a battery that charges on the midday surplus and discharges into the evening peak to flatten it.
The Duck Curve
Why storage exists, in five steps: daily demand, growing midday solar, the net-demand "duck", the steep evening ramp, and a battery that charges on the midday surplus and discharges into the evening peak to flatten it.
About this visualization
Why storage exists, in five steps: daily demand, growing midday solar, the net-demand "duck", the steep evening ramp, and a battery that charges on the midday surplus and discharges into the evening peak to flatten it. This interactive diagram is part of the BESS.engineer visuals library — practical, engineering-led explanations of grid-scale battery energy storage. Use the controls above to explore it, or download a GIF from the library view.