“Faster grid access comes with commercial trade-offs.”
Faster grid connections can accelerate German battery projects. But restrictions on when assets charge and discharge can shape their revenue potential.
Our recent webinar explores five takeaways from the ESS German BESS conference:
- Grid access comes with trade-offs. Flexible connection agreements can impose time-of-day import and export caps (Chart 1), making contract terms and risk allocation critical.
- Network charges look more manageable. AdNeS clarity points towards fixed costs rather than variable charging and discharging fees.
- Long-duration tenders favour gas. Ten-hour discharge requirements challenge conventional BESS.
- Inertia offers future upside. Regulatory recognition and grid-forming inverter approvals remain barriers to participation.
- Financing remains selective. Merchant debt is achievable for some projects, with portfolio characteristics and delivery capability key.
