Battery Storage: The Regulatory Void Holding Back Investment
Without a clear regulatory classification for storage in the electricity market, projects are advancing more slowly than the technology allows.
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Battery storage is one of the components whose costs have fallen fastest globally, but its deployment in Mexico hinges on a regulatory definition. No fully established classification currently recognizes storage as a distinct market participant.
Establishing rules for firm capacity payments and frequency regulation services would open the door to a segment capable of improving system reliability and integrating variable renewable generation.
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