How to understand the solar container cost recovery mechanism

On this webinar, speakers from Energy Innovation and Strategen discuss the principals of PBR, including the key similarities to and differences from cost-of-service ratemaking and the tools available to implement it. This is what you're really paying for: Solar panels: Mono or poly crystalline material quality, wattage size, and efficiency influence cost. National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) members are increasingly seeking information about alternative cost recovery mechanisms for grid investments. This guide connects commissioners and commission staff to essential resources that NARUC has developed. Common hypothesis: • Traditional electricity markets fail under large-scale penetration of wind and solar • Wind and solar have zero marginal cost • Prices collapse and costs are not recovered in the long run Our main result: • All plants recover their costs in (perfect) energy-only markets with. Prices span from compact trailers to large hybrid BESS containers, with examples across multiple vendors and platforms.