Ireland ''enters new era'' with battery storage units
New wholesale electricity market rules have been introduced in Ireland, designed to allow battery storage assets to participate directly.
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Developers have installed batteries in Ireland capable of storing up to 400 megawatts (MW) of electricity, equivalent to an average power station, but they are used only as a backstop to help ward off potential shortages.
However, from next month, battery storage operators will be permitted to trade electricity on the all-Ireland wholesale market, opening a new source of supply in a move that one industry figure predicts could ease costs.
New wholesale electricity market rules have been introduced in Ireland, designed to allow battery storage assets to participate directly.
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However, from next month, battery storage operators will be permitted to trade electricity on the all-Ireland wholesale market, opening a new source of supply in a move that one industry
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