Infrastructure Investors

Battery Storage Due Diligence

Comprehensive technical and commercial due diligence for battery energy storage systems (BESS). When acquiring operational assets or late-stage development pipelines, infrastructure funds and private equity investors must validate the underlying assumptions of the target's financial model. The OPTIMUS platform enables investors to rapidly reconstruct the seller's dispatch model, stress-test revenue projections against proprietary forward price curves, and identify hidden downside risks. This involves a granular review of the asset's degradation profile, evaluating whether the proposed augmentation strategy is technically viable and accurately costed. By quantifying risks associated with locational marginal pricing (LMP) basis blowouts, shifting ancillary service market depths, and hardware performance warranties, investors can confidently adjust their valuation and secure favorable transaction terms.

Key Capabilities

Seller model reconstruction and validation
Stochastic revenue stress testing
Degradation and warranty risk assessment
CAPEX and OPEX benchmarking
Basis risk and curtailment analysis
Independent Engineer (IE) report generation