The Battery Boom – Why Grid Storage Is the Backbone of Clean Power!
Battery storage is booming — but how does it really work, and why does it matter? In this episode of the Fully Charged SHOW Podcast, Imogen sits down with Ed Porter from @modoenergy one of the UK’s leading experts on battery energy storage systems (BESS), to demystify the critical role batteries are already playing in balancing the grid — and what’s still to come.
From frequency regulation and price arbitrage to blackouts and the path to clean power by 2030, we explore how grid-scale batteries are transforming our energy system faster than you think.
Ed shares his insights on:
- Why batteries are replacing gas in grid services — and slashing costs.
- What dynamic frequency response actually means
- How the UK went from 0 to 5.3 GW of battery storage — and where we go from here
- Why the “1.5-hour” battery duration isn’t a limitation, but a smart design choice
- How we plan to survive “Dunkelflaute” and keep the lights on in winter.
Enjoy!
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
1:01 Ad Break
1:16 Modo Energy
4:09 Why do we need Grid Scale Batteries?
6:07 Batteries and frequency in the system
9:07 80% Cost reduction vs gas!
12:17 Are we deploying batteries fast enough?
16:09 1.5 hour battery duration?!
19:02 What about “Dunkelflaute”?! and a note on CCUS…
26:00 Decoupling the cost of electricity from gas?!
29:13 A whole new system?
37:15 Should energy be free?!
40:53 Negative pricing
43:26 What the UK can learn from Texas
46:00 Please like and subscribe!
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