Download Free (.pdf)California’s Capacity Bidding Program: A Revenue Opportunity for Battery Energy Storage Developers
California’s battery energy storage market is evolving beyond traditional energy arbitrage revenues. One often-overlooked opportunity for distributed and behind-the-meter storage developers is participation in California’s Capacity Bidding Program (CBP), a demand response program that compensates flexible resources for reducing grid load during periods of high system stress. For commercial energy storage developers, understanding how CBP […]
Unlocking New Revenue Streams with California’s Emergency Load Reduction Program
California’s battery energy storage market continues to expand beyond traditional energy arbitrage and demand charge management. For developers looking to unlock additional value from behind-the-meter storage assets, the Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) presents an additional revenue opportunity. Especially as California lawmakers recently ended funding for the Demand Side Grid Support (DSGS) Program. Designed to […]
The Dynamics of Retail Electric Rate Changes in California
Given the volatility of California’s energy market, it is no surprise that several factors are at play that strongly impact the state’s retail electric rates. In this blog, we will examine the main drivers of retail electricity cost inflation and provide a higher-level understanding of historical rate increases and how …