Module 16: System Inefficiencies: Market and Regulatory Barriers

Describe the main types of grid-scale energy storage (e.g., batteries, pumped hydro) and the grid services they can provide.

Analyze the barriers to energy storage deployment in the current regulatory and market framework.

Explain the challenges of inflexible demand and how demand-side response technologies can address them.

Describe key market and regulatory barriers to building a decarbonized grid, including investment signals, planning processes, and misaligned incentives.

Explain how the regulatory framework for networks can incentivize or hinder investment and innovation.