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How does MISO’s queue reform change the economics of battery development?

1 day ago

MISO’s DPP reforms doubled upfront deposits and introduced automatic withdrawal penalties. Battery developers now commit $1.9M upfront for a 200 MW project, with up to $1.6M at risk if they exit during GIA negotiations.

Benchmark Report 12 Jan 2026

ME BESS CAISO: Battery revenues hit their lowest levels ever in December 2025

Terminal Updates 08 Jan 2026

AI Analyst is now live in the Terminal

Market Analysis 07 Jan 2026

NYISO Zones J and K: Where battery energy storage could capture an arbitrage premium

Market updates 02 Jan 2026

The Capacity Crunch: PJM’s auction clears at the cap again

Explainers 18 Dec 2025

NYISO: The current landscape of BESS permitting

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NYISO: The current landscape of BESS permitting

18 Dec 2025

Permitting occurs when an Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) determines that a project is safe to build, safe to operate, and poses no undue risk to the surrounding environment. In New York, however, permitting has become a structural constraint on the construction of grid-scale storage.

An investor’s guide to co-located versus standalone batteries in CAISO

17 Dec 2025

Investment boards evaluating battery energy storage projects face a fundamental credit decision between standalone and co-located configurations.The two arrangements are on opposite ends of the risk-reward spectrum when it comes to merchant revenues. S...

November 2025: Volatility, fuel prices, and Regulation lift PJM battery revenues

Benchmark Report

16 Dec 2025

Modo Energy’s first PJM battery benchmark report shows stronger revenue opportunities in November 2025 than last year. Read to learn how much operating batteries earned, where spreads widened, how batteries under development stack up, and what drove price volatility.

Why the world needs grid-scale batteries

12 Dec 2025

Electrification is accelerating, but grids weren't built for intermittent renewables. We set out ten reasons why battery energy storage systems are essential to the energy transition.

BESS in New York: what distributed projects signal for grid-scale batteries

Battery Buildout

11 Dec 2025

New York's distributed BESS buildout revealed where grid-scale projects should target. Con Edison's VDER hit 93% exhaustion, while ISC redirects capital.

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ME BESS ERCOT: Revenues to settle at $2.38/kW in November 2025

Benchmark Report

Revenues for battery energy storage in ERCOT are expected to settle at $2.38/kW in November 2025, a 13% year-over-year decrease.

04 Dec 2025

November 2025: CAISO’s battery revenues drop to $1.95/kW-month

Benchmark Report

Merchant revenues for CAISO’s batteries averaged $1.95/kW-month in November 2025. That’s the lowest value of the Modo Energy BESS CAISO index on record. The next-lowest index reading is $2.26/kW-month, seen last December.Average revenues fell $1.37/kW ...

03 Dec 2025

Modo Energy raises $30m Series B

Modo Energy announces its $30m Series B - led by Molten Ventures, with ETF Partners - to build the AI-powered global standard for valuing energy assets.

02 Dec 2025

SPP’s Resource Adequacy: How it works, how you’re paid, and how to apply

SPP's Resource Adequacy (RA) program is a bilateral capacity market for batteries to secure long-term revenues. Find out how it works, how much it pays, and how to apply.

28 Nov 2025

Industry news

Energy Storage News 5 hours ago

US startup Noon Energy unveils ‘multi-day baseload’ energy storage tech demonstration

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EV slowdown creates potential lifeline for US energy storage amid FEOC, tariffs

Energy Storage News 6 hours ago

Private sector backers needed for next phase of Middle East energy storage market

The Energyst 6 hours ago

EZO begins Scottish EV charging network rollout

Current News 7 hours ago

California surpasses 2.5 million cumulative ZEV sales

Solar Power Portal 7 hours ago

Drax buys Flexitricity from Quinbrook in £42 million transaction

Energy Storage News 9 hours ago

Long-duration energy storage costs declining, European policymakers urged to make ‘strategic choice’

Energy Storage News 9 hours ago

UK’s Gore Street closes European battery storage fund, sees ‘improved economics of LDES’

The Energyst 9 hours ago

Equans appointed to deliver infrastructure support services on major National Grid project

Transmission: The Podcast

Podcast: Managing BESS market risk in Germany with Martin Daronnat

01 Aug 2025

Martin Daronnat (Engie) joins Quentin to explore the market mechanisms, strategies, and contract structures driving Germany’s battery storage boom.

Podcast: Behind the scenes of BESS integration with Zach Vosburg

13 May 2025

Behind every battery system that comes online is a hidden world of engineering, integration, and performance management. Zach Vosburg shares the details.

Podcast: Insuring battery energy storage with Michael Bogdan

09 May 2025

From fire events like Moss Landing to the evolving role of insurance across development, the way insurers are underwriting storage is changing fast.

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Modo Energy raises $30m Series B

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