What regulatory/economic mechanism allows operators to earn revenue simply by having storage available for fast response services?
Answer
Capacity payments and ancillary service markets
Operators receive payment for having the resource available and ready to provide fast response services, even if the asset is not actively discharging power at that exact moment.
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