Since the Summer of 2022, the number of non-Balancing Mechanism - or ‘non-BM’ - registered battery energy storage units has been increasing. This has ended a long trend of operational batteries switching to the Balancing Mechanism.

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Australia’s home battery subsidy scheme: A new variable for grid-scale BESS

Australia’s home battery rollout is no longer marginal to wholesale markets. In the first 6 months of the Federal Government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program, installed home battery capacity reached 6.4 GWh, almost tripling the previous 5 years of buil...

CAISO’s batteries earn $1.8/kW in January 2026

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CAISO’s batteries earn $1.8/kW in January 2026

California's batteries earned $1.81/kW in January 2026. The winter storm lifted peak prices despite not hitting the state directly.

Hybrid BESS revenue structures: partial tolls, revenue floors and DA swaps

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Hybrid BESS revenue structures: partial tolls, revenue floors and DA swaps

Physical, virtual, financial - partial tolls, revenue floors, DA swaps. Which structure suits which asset owner, which offtaker, and how much upside should you sacrifice?

NEM draft 2026-27 Marginal Loss Factors: Impacts for BESS and solar

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NEM draft 2026-27 Marginal Loss Factors: Impacts for BESS and solar

Marginal Loss Factors (MLFs) are AEMO's annual calculation of generation-weighted electrical losses on a plant's marginal unit of generation as it travels towards the regional reference node (RRN). An MLF of 0.95 means a generator receives only 95 cent...

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The growth of non-BM battery storage: what’s NIV chasing got to do with it?

The growth of non-BM battery storage: what’s NIV chasing got to do with it?

​Australia’s home battery subsidy scheme: A new variable for grid-scale BESS

CAISO’s batteries earn $1.8/kW in January 2026

Hybrid BESS revenue structures: partial tolls, revenue floors and DA swaps

NEM draft 2026-27 Marginal Loss Factors: Impacts for BESS and solar

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Australia’s home battery subsidy scheme: A new variable for grid-scale BESS