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GB Battery Pipeline Report: Operational capacity to hit 15 GW in 2027

There are 14 GW of battery energy storage projects in the latest update to our GB battery pipeline planned to begin commercial operation in Great Britain by the end of 2027. This would take total operating capacity to 18 GW from 4 GW today. However, ou...

10 May 2024

Benchmarking Pro ERCOT

ERCOT: What is the value of a cycle for battery energy storage systems?

In the last six months of 2023, battery energy storage systems in ERCOT earned $1,963/MW for every cycle they performed. However, the revenues that individual systems earned per cycle varied massively. Some batteries made less than $500/MW for each cyc...

26 Apr 2024

Benchmarking Pro GB

Negative power prices: How location impacted battery revenue

So far in April 2024, power prices in Great Britain have been negative for 53 hours. That’s half as many hours of negative pricing as we saw in 2023. So, why has this happened, and how have some batteries earned upwards of an annualized £150k/MW/year o...

19 Apr 2024

Forecast Pro GB

Co-location: what is the impact on future battery revenues?

Co-location of batteries with solar or wind can reduce construction and maintenance costs, compared to a standalone battery. Constraints to the grid connection, however, limit battery trading strategies and reduce revenues.So, how does co-location work...

16 Apr 2024

Benchmarking Pro GB

The battery buildout report: Q1 2024 sees lowest new capacity since 2022

In quarter one of 2024, 184 MW of battery energy storage capacity began commercial operation across six new systems. This amount of battery buildout means total battery energy storage capacity across Great Britain was at 3.9 GW and 4.9 GWh in energy ca...

12 Apr 2024

Benchmarking Pro GB

Balancing Reserve: First week in review

Balancing Reserve was launched last week, with batteries dominating the first auction. The service is being introduced to reduce the costs of balancing the system and provide the ESO better visibility of reserve volume. After one and a half weeks, are ...

11 Apr 2024

Benchmarking Pro GB

BESS suppliers in Great Britain: Who is dominating the market?

Almost 5 GWh of grid-scale battery energy storage is installed in Great Britain, with over 3 GWh installed in the last two years. 19 different companies have supplied the battery containers for these systems. So, which companies have supplied the most ...

11 Apr 2024

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ERCOT: Learning from battery energy storage revenues during Winter Storm Heather

When record-low temperatures descended on Texas in January, battery energy storage systems played a key role in ensuring the ERCOT grid was able to navigate the storm. Brandt talks through the make-up of BESS revenues during Winter Storm HeatherThe ext...

04 Apr 2024

Benchmarking Pro ERCOT

ERCOT: The cost of unavailability for battery energy storage systems

In general, batteries that are available less often miss out on greater revenues - but this isn’t always the case.In 2023, battery energy storage systems in ERCOT were available for commercial operations 97% of the time (on average). And well-timed ava...

28 Mar 2024

Benchmarking Pro GB

30-minute rule: How have Balancing Mechanism dispatches changed

On March 11 2024 the way in which battery energy storage systems communicate their energy availability in the Balancing Mechanism changed. This is through a move to the ‘30-minute rule’, which would allow batteries to be dispatched for longer.Battery d...

28 Mar 2024

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GB Battery Pipeline Report: Operational capacity to hit 15 GW in 2027

ERCOT: What is the value of a cycle for battery energy storage systems?

Negative power prices: How location impacted battery revenue

Co-location: what is the impact on future battery revenues?

The battery buildout report: Q1 2024 sees lowest new capacity since 2022

Balancing Reserve: First week in review

BESS suppliers in Great Britain: Who is dominating the market?

ERCOT: Learning from battery energy storage revenues during Winter Storm Heather

ERCOT: The cost of unavailability for battery energy storage systems

30-minute rule: How have Balancing Mechanism dispatches changed

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