New Revenue Insurance to Remove Downside Risk of Merchant Storage

Batteries are uniquely poised to earn supernormal returns during the energy transition. However, the long-term uncertainty of storage value, as well as the variability of revenue capture by storage, can challenge the ability of low-risk, low-cost investors to provide the capital needed to accelerate renewable energy storage deployment across the U.S.

In a recent webinar, Dr. Gary Dorris, CEO of Ascend Analytics, and Adam Hise, Managing Director of Storage Risk Solutions, discussed how Ascend's EnSurance™ revenue insurance solution can help accelerate storage deployment by transferring market risk away from assets so as to enable more efficient storage project financing.

Key Takeaways

• In the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), storage deployment has accelerated across all U.S. energy markets. Supporting the pace and scale of storage deployment over the coming years will require massive infusions of capital investment.
• Even though renewable-driven price volatility creates additional value opportunities for energy storage, the variable value of energy storage, both at annual and more granular levels, can pose problems for risk-averse investors.
• Structurally changing energy markets, in which renewable-driven price volatility becomes the norm, offer strong opportunities for maximizing returns in ways that cannot be met by standard PPA tolling agreements that provide fixed, low-earning returns.
• Ascend's EnSurance, in conjunction with Ascend's ecosystem of product offerings, uniquely supports energy storage revenue risk transfer by placing weather at the center of forecasting price formation, thus allowing a probabilistic view on the value that a battery can capture going forward.

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EnSurance™ enables efficient merchant storage financing by transferring revenue risk to investment-grade counterparties, empowering developers to maximize upside returns while protecting against downside risk. Contact us to learn more.

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Ascend Analytics is the leading provider of market intelligence and analytics solutions for the energy transition. The company’s offerings enable decision makers in power development and supply procurement to maximize the value of planning, operating, and managing risk for renewable, storage, and other assets. From real-time to 30-year horizons, their forecasts and insights are at the foundation of over $50 billion in project financing assessments. Ascend provides energy market stakeholders with the clarity and confidence to successfully navigate the rapidly shifting energy landscape.