Fast & furious: fast frequency response services as the key to rev up battery investments
ECA INSIGHT >> Fast & furious: fast frequency response services as the key to rev up battery investments The business case for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)[1] in Europe is determined by revenue stacking, ie the ability of operators to obtain...
A regulatory puzzle: Inflation, RAB and WACC
ECA INSIGHT >> A regulatory puzzle: Inflation, RAB and WACC Regulators often view the inflation of the Regulatory Asset Base (RAB), and the related choice of a real versus nominal Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), as modelling technicalities to be buried...
Low carbon development and affordable energy access are complementary objectives (to a point)
ECA INSIGHT >> Low carbon development and affordable energy access are complementary objectives (to a point) In 2015, all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Among the 17 goals, SDG 7 targets access to affordable and...
Batteries – generation or transmission assets?
ECA INSIGHT >> Batteries – generation or transmission assets? Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are on track of becoming an integral component of electricity markets around the world. Although investments for grid scale BESS are still at relatively low...