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Analysis, research, and perspectives on energy data infrastructure, market settlement, and institutional real assets.

ESG Reporting for Energy Assets: Frameworks, Data Flows and Infrastructure
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ESG Reporting for Energy Assets: Frameworks, Data Flows and Infrastructure

How TCFD, ISSB, CSRD and SFDR translate into data requirements for energy assets — and why infrastructure is the critical constraint.

Anthony Bailey
9 Dec 2025
11 min
The Economics of Long-Duration Energy Storage
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The Economics of Long-Duration Energy Storage

Why storage systems designed to discharge for four hours or more face fundamentally different economic challenges than their short-duration counterparts.

Anthony Bailey
11 Nov 2025
11 min
How Energy Data Standards Enable Market Interoperability
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How Energy Data Standards Enable Market Interoperability

Fragmented data formats create friction in energy markets. Standardisation through CIM, IEC protocols, and emerging APIs supports efficiency.

Anthony Bailey
14 Oct 2025
10 min
Understanding Demand Response: Technical and Commercial Frameworks
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Understanding Demand Response: Technical and Commercial Frameworks

An institutional guide to demand-side response mechanisms, aggregator models, and why load flexibility is emerging as a valuable asset class.

Anthony Bailey
9 Sep 2025
10 min
Carbon Accounting for Energy Portfolios: Methodologies and Challenges
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Carbon Accounting for Energy Portfolios: Methodologies and Challenges

A comprehensive guide to Scope 1/2/3 carbon accounting for energy infrastructure, covering GHG Protocol, market-based versus location-based methods, and audit requirements.

Anthony Bailey
12 Aug 2025
12 min
Market Coupling: How European Electricity Markets Trade Across Borders
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Market Coupling: How European Electricity Markets Trade Across Borders

An institutional guide to the mechanisms, frameworks, and price formation dynamics that enable integrated electricity trading across European borders.

Anthony Bailey
10 Jun 2025
11 min
Smart Meter Data: Applications Beyond Billing
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Smart Meter Data: Applications Beyond Billing

Half-hourly smart meter data underpins demand response, network planning, flexibility markets, and ESG reporting—transforming how energy assets are valued.

Anthony Bailey
13 May 2025
11 min
Locational Pricing in Electricity Markets: Nodal vs Zonal Mechanisms
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Locational Pricing in Electricity Markets: Nodal vs Zonal Mechanisms

How locational marginal pricing shapes asset valuation, investment decisions, and grid efficiency across different market designs.

Anthony Bailey
11 Feb 2025
11 min
Metering Data Quality: The Foundation of Energy Market Trust
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Metering Data Quality: The Foundation of Energy Market Trust

Accurate metering data underpins electricity market settlement, asset valuation, and regulatory compliance — yet poor data quality costs the industry millions annually.

Anthony Bailey
14 Jan 2025
11 min
Capacity Markets Explained: Mechanisms, Pricing, and Investment Implications
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Capacity Markets Explained: Mechanisms, Pricing, and Investment Implications

A comprehensive guide to capacity market design, auction structures, de-rating factors, and what capacity agreements mean for project finance.

Anthony Bailey
10 Dec 2024
12 min
Ancillary Services: The Hidden Value Streams Stabilising Modern Grids
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Ancillary Services: The Hidden Value Streams Stabilising Modern Grids

A comprehensive guide to frequency response, reserves, reactive power, and inertia — and why these services command premium value as grids decarbonise.

Anthony Bailey
15 Oct 2024
11 min
Grid Connection Queues: Navigating the Bottleneck in Renewable Development
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Grid Connection Queues: Navigating the Bottleneck in Renewable Development

An in-depth analysis of grid connection processes, queue dynamics, and risk management strategies for renewable energy developers and investors.

Anthony Bailey
13 Aug 2024
11 min