After RTC+B: What Texas Storage Operators Need to Know in 2026

When ERCOT launched Real-Time Co-optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B) in late 2025, it rewrote the economics of energy storage in Texas. Revenue models broke, ancillary service value shifted, and merchant revenues compressed, resulting in a 50% drop in new battery queue applications in H2 2025. This session brings together forecasting, market data, and market economics experts to help operators find their footing in the new market. Panelists will address what changed at the dispatch level, where revenue stacks are being rebuilt, what the operating data is telling us about how these tools are performing, and how operators are updating their assumptions for 2026. Useful for developers, IPPs, financiers, and utility planners, attendees will walk away knowing what to look for in forecasting and EMS tools and where contracted revenue is replacing merchant exposure.