Ahead of storage boom, Cal-ISO eyes improved storage rules

摘要

California Independent System Operator is weighing new rules to helpelectricity storage participate in its markets and prevent storage fromexerting market power, and stakeholders say it is crucial that the gridoperator gets the rules right before the thousands of megawatts ofstorage are added to the grid.Improving the ISO’s storage rules is key because it would mean morerevenues for storage and more efficient prices, Carrie Bentley, aconsultant representing the Western Power Trading Forum, saidWednesday. By taking advantage of the flexibility of storage, prices wouldgo up in the middle of the day when there is plentiful solar, and priceswould go down in the evening when net load peaks, she explained.