Batteries are amazing for covering ancillary services. Once that market saturates, they move into arb. CAISO is also a capacity market, so you get paid for simply existing
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Of course, there are some downsides to this approach, but overall I think it’s a superior. Just look at renewable and battery penetration compared to other ISOs.
Nuclear just doesn’t go on standby, that’s the point.