The Green Light Ep. 97 | Scaling Grid Storage: How Fluence, Excelsior & Cordelio Are Navigating Policy, Partnerships & Performance
How are Fluence, Excelsior Energy Capital, & Cordelio Power scaling grid battery storage — while navigating policy uncertainty, domestic content requirements, and O&M challenges? In this Green Light episode, Catherine spoke with Kaumil Shah, Senior Director at Fluence, at Solarplaza’s Asset Management North America (AMNA) conference in San Diego to discuss:
- New storage partnerships with Excelsior Energy Capital on 2.2 GWh of U.S. projects and with Cordelio Power on 1 GWh across three sites
- PG&E's use of Fluence Mosaic to optimize market participation for the 183 MW / 730 MWh Elkhorn BESS
- What the team learned optimizing availability at Hazelwood BESS with ENGIE and Eku Energy
- The impact of policy uncertainty and domestic content pressures on storage business models
- Best practices for global BESS O&M
- Advice for professionals looking to break into & excel within energy storage
If you work in energy storage, grid tech, or clean energy development, you’ll be sure to take away valuable insights from this conversation.
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