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Caroline Wilson
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MACSE could cost ‘nothing’, creating competition between BESS and pumped storage while sidelining hydrogen
Italy’s first MACSE auction has delivered a global signal: battery storage is now competitive. As Mauro Moroni writes in an editorial, the results may not only ignite healthy competition with pumped hydro but also redefine the role of hydrogen in the flexibility ecosystem.
Oct 17, 2025
The Italian battery playbook 2025: How to make money with storage
Mauro Moroni offers a quick guide to revenue streams for Italian battery energy storage systems (BESS), including the MACSE procurement, the Testo Integrato del Dispacciamento Elettrico (TIDE), zonal spreads, and the capacity market (CM).