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902: Why Most Grid-Scale Batteries (BESS) Underperform - And How to Fix It Before It Costs Millions

Battery storage is scaling fast.

But scaling portfolios exposes weaknesses most owners never see coming.

As projects move from single sites to gigawatt-hour fleets, many IPPs discover something uncomfortable: they have dashboards - but not decision-grade visibility.

In this Episode, Lennart Hinrichs, EVP and General Manager of the Americas at TWAICE, explains what actually changes once batteries begin operating at scale.

We discuss:

Why state of charge (SOC) is foundational — but insufficient

How LFP chemistry complicates measurement more than most assume

What derating really does to revenue…

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