Battery storage optimization in ERCOT - Transmission (Mike Kirschner : Habitat Energy)

As the build-out of battery energy storage accelerates in North America, the opportunity for strategic storage optimization is also growing. It's becoming clear to owners, that battery energy storage is operationally distinct from wind, solar and other passive business models, but what things need to be considered and what differences are we seeing as optimizers operate in the different ISO markets.
In today’s episode, Mike Kirschner, US Managing Director at Habitat Energy joins Quentin at Energy Storage US. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:
- How optimizers are navigating the multiple markets (and opportunities) across the US and A look at ERCOT’s market dynamics
- Why operators in ERCOT have historically undertaken optimization in-house, and how this mindset is changing.
- Insight into Habitat Energy’s portfolio and future plans.
- Expansion across the USA and the importance of understanding the individual differences between ISO’s.
- The challenges co-located projects pose for Optimizers.
- A look at the trading side of Habitat and Mike's views on the future for AI-supported trading.
About our guest
Operating across UK, USA and Australia, Habitat Energy’s mission is to get the best possible return on your investment, whether that’s a single battery, co-located renewable generation or a whole portfolio of assets across multiple locations. Providing fully integrated AI- enabled, end-to-end battery storage optimization services to help you to unlock the full value of your asset.
About Modo Energy
Modo Energy provides benchmarking, forecasts, data, and insights for new energy assets - all in one place. Built for analysts, Modo helps the owners, operators, builders, and financiers of battery energy storage solutions understand the market - and make the most out of their assets. Modo’s paid plans serve more than 80% of battery storage owners and operators in Great Britain and ERCOT.
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[@waltere.poquioma3251]

Makes sense that you can move your obligations without basis as ancillaries are used to provide extra capacity for frequency response of the whole grid so you get only one price for the capacity in Day-Ahead. What’s cool about it is you get paid in Real-Time for the energy you provide so like he says you can move the obligation to another asset and get paid a bigger Settlement Price.

[@usefulname7134]

Another really brilliant podcast, it is great to hear about the complexities and challenges from the different markets.
On the podcast series so far, in terms of flow battery systems, we have had talks with Vanadium and Zinc Bromide flow system providers. Would it be possible to hear from ESS inc? They have a an Iron Salt based technology, potentially I have missed this talk if it has already been done, but it would be interesting to hear further about this technology in the US market.
Thank you

[@modoenergy]

Glad you enjoyed the episode! We actually had an episode with ESS Inc back in 2022, you can find it here ruclips.net/video/c4r39ibWpVc/видео.html

[@usefulname7134]

@@modoenergy Perfect, I’ll check it out, thank you