The Impact of a German Capacity Market: Friend or Foe for Revenue Capabilities?

Time: 15:45 - 16:30
Date: 4 June 2025

Synopsis

This session will start with a brief overview of German capacity market plans and future direction, followed by a debate on its benefits vs. advantages. 2nd August 2024, the BKMW launched a consultation on future electricity market design, including various options for a Capacity Market to be implemented in 2028. As a country that has been historically anti-capacity markets, this marks an interesting paradigm shift in mindset for Germany. However, views remain mixed on the benefits of this proposed market design change.

  • Will the introduction of the capacity market in 2028 be detrimental to revenues earned from energy storage assets?

Speaker

  • Sebastian Schleich Senior Specialist for National and European Capacity Mechanisms - Transnet BW

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