Energy
Energy & Grid
Battery storage economics, Swiss FCR pricing, EPEX day-ahead analysis, and the broader energy transition. From the Sidechain Power perspective.
Signal · Energy
FCR-D Prices Spike on Cold Snap
Swiss frequency containment reserves up 34% week-on-week. Battery storage operators positioning for extended volatility through February.
Essay · Energy
What Battery Arbitrage Teaches Us About Multi-Agent Architecture
The parallels between optimising battery storage dispatch and designing agentic AI systems are more than metaphorical. Both are fundamentally about making sequential decisions under uncertainty with imperfect information.
Analysis · Energy
EPEX Day-Ahead: The Spread Compression Problem
As solar capacity grows, midday price floors are eroding the arbitrage window. What this means for BESS economics in Switzerland.