While everyone agrees the capacity market (CM) is the foundation of the business case for BESS in Poland, that might not always be the case, one developer suggested.
The decision to slash energy storage de-rating factors for the next capacity market auction in Poland will not be the death knell of the market, and may actually have some positives, project developers and IPPs said.
Energy storage developer Pacific Green has agreed to acquire two large-scale in-development battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Poland, Europe.
The government of Poland has proposed a de-rating factor for battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the next capacity market auction of 57%, which one developer warned would be a ‘lethal blow’ for 2- and 4-hour projects.
UK electricity market operator National Grid ESO is reassessing how much energy storage gets paid in the Capacity Market, battery storage operators told Energy-Storage.news, with one calling the current system ‘outdated’.
