Battery storage has set itself up as a linchpin for grid reliability, but volatile merchant markets make it tough to secure stable revenue streams. This panel will explore how US storage developers and investors are transitioning from pure merchant models to bankable. Speakers will discuss innovative financing structures and the evolving role of utilities, offtakers, and regulatory frameworks in making storage projects truly investable.

• What types of long-term contracts like tolling agreements, resource adequacy, or capacity payments, are proving most effective in de-risking battery storage revenues?

• How are developers structuring deals to attract financing despite ongoing volatility in energy and ancillary service markets?

• What role do utilities, load-serving entities, and policy shifts play in supporting bankable storage revenue models in the US?