About this event
The energy storage market is at an inflection point. Physical market revenues alone can no longer sustain the business case that drove earlier waves of storage deployments. Financial sophistication is no longer optional; it’s the difference between marginal and exceptional performance.
As physical market revenues compress across US power markets, energy storage operators face a critical challenge; traditional arbitrage and ancillary service strategies are no longer sufficient to maintain target returns. As a result storage operators are increasingly turning to financial structures and hedging tools to stabilise and enhance profitability.
In this webinar GridBeyond’s Director of Market Optimisation Ali Karimian and Business Development Director Jessica Greene will explore:
- How sophisticated financial structures and hedging instruments are becoming essential tools for storage profitability in 2026 and beyond
- Why physical market participation alone is leaving money on the table, and how financial markets can complement (or outperform) traditional trading strategies
- How structured derivatives can stabilise exposure and protect against unexpected market movements while maintaining operational flexibility
- When TB2 and TB4 products make sense, how to structure them properly, and critical pitfalls that can inadvertently increase revenue risk if configured incorrectly
- How tolling agreements and revenue-floor contracts can lock in baseline profitability while preserving upside optionality
The webinar will also explore emerging opportunities “around the meter,” including advanced EMS solutions for power storage, data centers, and VPPs. As digital load grows and grid conditions tighten, the intersection of granular control, real-time optimisation, and flexible load shaping is becoming a new frontier for value creation.
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External speaker
Ali Karimian Director of Market Optimisation @ GridBeyondE
Ali has 10 years of working experience in power and financial markets. He has a deep understanding of the power generation (renewable and fossil fuel) and power storage in the US wholesale electricity markets, retail power market, price forecasting and analytics, and the business landscape. He currently is the director of market optimization at GridBeyond. Previously he has been the director of market operation at Key Capture Energy, and a senior quantitative analyst at Constellation Energy. Ali has provided consulting services to companies in the power storage and retail power space. Ali has a PhD in electrical engineering from UC San Diego, and a masters in financial engineering from UC Berkeley.
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External speaker
Jessica Greene Director of Front of the Meter @ GridBeyondE
Jessica has nearly 15 years of experience across energy storage, cleantech, and commercial real estate. At Stem, she supported developers, IPPs, and enterprise clients through the full lifecycle of standalone and hybrid BESS projects, balancing technical optimization with commercial performance and risk management.
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Team member
Andy Colthorpe Editor @ Solar Media / Energy-Storage.newsT
Editor and lead journalist for Energy-Storage.news, covering the global industry for a business audience.
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