Is there Capacity Payment for Battery?

Capacity payments will depend on the viability of other upcoming programmes. The BESS battery market needs to mature before specific payments can be determined. There will be no capacity payment for the battery.

What is the Minimum Capacity Factor (CF) for Battery? What is the Minimum Capacity Factor (CF) for Battery? If we declare the firm capacity for the next day, how long the plant need to maintain the firm capacity (i.e 6 hour, 12 hours etc?) Is a RED permitted to sign FCAS (Frequency Control Ancillary Services) agreements with the grid operator for a qualifying BESS system developed within a solar farm, as well as for standalone projects? If we declare the firm capacity for the next day, how long the plant need to maintain the firm capacity (i.e 6 hour, 12 hours etc?)

Battery and Capacity Requirements