Gridmatic – an industry-leading AI-enabled power marketer – recently announced the second closing of its first energy storage fund, bringing capital commitments to $50 million. This round of funding was earmarked to oversee the management of up to 500 MW of battery capacity in the ERCOT and CAISO markets.
CAISO and ERCOT – which respectively manage California’s and Texas’ grids – remain as the two strongest markets for energy storage, with pipelines of 43.7 GW and 32 GW in planned project capacity. And Gridmatic has begun operating a 50MW / 100MWh battery storage system in Texas using the fund – completed through participation from leading energy investors.
The company is known for establishing multi-year offtake contracts to operate energy storage systems utilizing its AI algorithms, ensuring steady revenue streams for projects. And this enables developers to obtain the necessary financing for projects and recycle their capital into developing additional storage systems. By decoupling active management of the batteries from project development, Gridmatic’s fund de-risks the project’s operational phase for storage owners, and it supports the growth of the energy storage industry.
Gridmatic’s AI-enabled optimization boosts revenue generation for grid-tied storage systems by as high as 46%, according to backtesting on battery systems in ERCOT in 2022.
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“Gridmatic’s energy storage fund presents a unique opportunity for investors to help drive battery growth and capitalize on energy market volatility. The need to grow the grid’s reserve of AI-optimized energy storage, bolstered by our strong early returns in the initial months of operation, drove strong interest from leading energy investors in our fund.”
— Erin Kogan, Chief Financial Officer of Gridmatic
“Successfully closing our energy storage fund now allows us to accelerate our growth in signing offtake agreements with asset owners and developers. This summer showed us the major potential for battery storage in California and Texas to contribute to grid resiliency efforts. Our fund will help maximize these opportunities for batteries to play a greater role in the grid and for the market to grow.”
— David Miller, Vice President of Business Development for Gridmatic
