{"id":19,"date":"2020-10-12T18:30:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2020-10-29T16:43:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T16:43:18","slug":"energy-storage-financing-study-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/index.php\/energy-storage-financing-study-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Storage Financing Study Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19\" class=\"elementor elementor-19\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-388f78c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"388f78c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559eeed\" data-id=\"559eeed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9a4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9a4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h2>The Energy Storage Financing study series is an outreach effort to the financial community funded by the U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s Energy Storage Program at Sandia National Laboratories in order to accelerate energy storage technology investment and project development. The study series&#8217; goal is to promote wider access to low cost capital through reducing the economic, technical, and regulatory risk of investment in this emerging market.<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0d70c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0d70c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c56468a\" data-id=\"c56468a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438dfcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"438dfcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">These studies are focused on a number of critical needs such as:\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d258e elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e4d258e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Removing barriers of entry and support ing a level playing field for emerging energy storage technologies;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Improving the information, tools, and insights needed; and<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Highlighting where the energy storage industry can adopt lessons learned from related markets that had similar challenges in their early years of development.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea9ccc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ea9ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfa3b02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfa3b02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-69a16d8\" data-id=\"69a16d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5eac8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f5eac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2016-8109.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2016-8109-cover-page-768x994.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"SAND2016-8109\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2016-8109-cover-page-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2016-8109-cover-page-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2016-8109-cover-page-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2016-8109-cover-page.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click to read report<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-972a2ca\" data-id=\"972a2ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a925e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a925e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Energy Storage Financing: A Roadmap for Accelerating Market Growth\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a004ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a004ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The first study in the series. <i>Energy Storage Financing: A Roadmap for Accelerating Market Growth {SAND2016 -8109}<\/i> laid the groundwork by evaluating the current market for financing energy storage projects and provided a roadmap for possible act ions the U.S. Department of Energy could pursue. Project financing is emerging as the linchpin for the future health, direction, and momentum of the energy storage industry. Market leaders have so far relied on self-funding or captive lending arrangements to fund projects. New lenders are proceeding hesitantly as they lack a full understanding of the technology, business, and credit risks involved in this rapidly changing market. The U.S. Department of Energy is poised to play a critical role in expanding access to capital by reducing the barriers to entry for new lenders and providing trusted analytical benchmarks to better judge and price the risk in systematic ways.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a4f03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8a4f03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e66148b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e66148b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17c7ded\" data-id=\"17c7ded\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4cf95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f4cf95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2018-10110.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2018-10110-cover-page-768x994.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"SAND2018-10110\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2018-10110-cover-page-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2018-10110-cover-page-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2018-10110-cover-page-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2018-10110-cover-page.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click to read report<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed1d990\" data-id=\"ed1d990\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9894046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9894046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Energy Storage Financing: Performance Impacts on Project Financing\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b14f365 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b14f365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The second study in the series, <i>Energy Storage Financing: Performance Impacts on Project Financing {SAND2 018 -10110]<\/i> evaluated the impact of performance on financing projects and the methods to de-risk project development. Understanding performance is the key to risk management in energy storage project financing. Technical performance underlies both capital and ope rating costs, directly impacting the system&#8217;s economic performance. Since project development is an exercise in risk management, financing costs are the clearest view into how lenders&#8217; perceive a project&#8217;s riskiness. Addressing this perception is the challenge facing the energy storage industry today. Growth in the early solar market was hindered until OEMs and project developers used verifiable performance to allay lenders&#8217; apprehension about the long-term viability of those projects. The energy storage industry is similarly laying the groundwork for sustained growth through better technical Standards and best practices. However, the storage industry remains far more complex than other markets, leading lenders to need better data, analytical tools, and performance metrics to invest not only to maximize returns, but also safely \u2013 through incorporating more precise performance metrics into the project&#8217;s documents<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea1f458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ea1f458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3f4806 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3f4806\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-26fe96a\" data-id=\"26fe96a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c7818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33c7818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2019-12973.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2019-12973-768x994.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-float attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"SAND2019-12973\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2019-12973-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2019-12973-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2019-12973-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.mustangprairie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SAND2019-12973.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Click to read report<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee67a84\" data-id=\"ee67a84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9663de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9663de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Energy Storage Financing: Advancing Contracting in Energy Storage\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918e841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"918e841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The third study in the series, <i>Energy Storage Financing: Advancing Contracting in Energy Storage {SAND2019 -12973)<\/i> focused on the development of standardized project development contracts language to reduce the time and cost for project development and financing approval. The lack of standard financing contracts and supporting documents is inhibiting the growth of the energy storage industry. A number of firms are actively developing proprietary contract structures, resulting in a variety of unique attributes. This leaves the market disjointed for 3rd party financing groups looking to scale their lending. Lack of commonality and harmonization between developer and lenders raises project execution costs and causes delays in financing. Of special concern, projects based on emerging technologies are finding an increasing uphill climb for equal consideration by developers and lenders, leaving their potential commercialization in peril. This study will evaluate the development of standardized contracts to reduce the cost and contract approval time, learning from success in renewable energy project development. The goal of this study is to determine the key requirements for standard contracts in the emerging energy storage market and suggest avenues for possible industry led development.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca26da8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca26da8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bbb7d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bbb7d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-daf3c2a\" data-id=\"daf3c2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b077be7\" data-id=\"b077be7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e17e45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e17e45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Energy Storage Financing: Project and Portfolio Valuation\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca75f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca75f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>The fourth study in the series (currently ongoing), <i>Energy Storage Financing: Project and Portfolio Valuation<\/i> is focused on evaluating the valuation of individual projects and portfolios to provide greater visibility for institutional investors wanting to support significantly larger deployment of energy storage assets. Energy storage project valuation methodology is similar to other power sector projects through evaluating various revenue and cost assumptions. Through the use of a standard proforma framework, the Study will evaluate the current tools available and highlight the risk issues pertinent to energy storage projects. Investing in portfolios of energy storage project are still an emerging challenge for institutional investors, and so the Study will also look at the specific challenges facing institutional investors with plans to invest large amounts of capital into the market.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Energy Storage Financing study series is an outreach effort to the financial community funded by the U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s Energy Storage Program at Sandia National Laboratories in order to accelerate energy storage technology investment and project development. 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