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TKavulla celebrates their final project at Base Power Co as the company's entry…

Brief

TKavulla announces Base Power Co's Illinois market entry, positioning the offering against PJM Interconnect's costly capacity market. The approach monetizes battery duration to sidestep capacity charges and delivers a retail rate 25% below the utility price-to-compare, while customers pay only a nominal fee for the battery's backup capability.

Why it matters

TKavulla celebrates their final project at Base Power Co as the company's entry into the Illinois retail market, aiming to challenge the high-priced PJM Interconnect capacity market.

Key details

  • Base Power monetizes a battery's duration to avoid capacity charges and offers customers a rate 25% below the utility price-to-compare, with only a nominal payment for the battery's backup services.
Source evidence

Delighted for my swan song at @basepowerco to be the entry into the Illinois market, where customers are now able to turn the table on the high-priced @pjminterconnect capacity market.

By monetizing the battery's length to avoid capacity costs, Base is offering a rate 25% below the utility price-to-compare, with only a nominal payment for the battery's backup services -->