MACSE and the Capacity Market: new market scenarios and regulatory framework updates for energy storage

The energy storage sector is undergoing a period of profound transformation, driven by significant regulatory updates and evolving market dynamics. Changes to derating coefficients, the revision of Terna’s Grid Code, the new Terna–Snam scenarios, the sequencing of MACSE and Capacity Market auctions, together with forward-looking initiatives such as the Industrial Accelerator Act, are reshaping the landscape for market participants and investors.

Against this rapidly evolving backdrop, the conference will provide a practical and strategic perspective to help stakeholders navigate this increasingly complex environment, highlighting key risks, emerging opportunities, and the potential development pathways for the energy storage market.

Program

Moderator: Matteo Frigo – Expert, ANIE Federation Energy Storage Systems Group

11:00 Welcome Remarks – Raffaello Teani, Chair of the ANIE Federation Energy Storage Systems Group

11:05 BESS Derating: How Market Scenarios Are Evolving – Matteo Lionetti, Coordinator of the ANIE Federation Utility-Scale Energy Storage Systems Group

11:20 Test Certification in Light of the New Annex A18 to the Grid Code – CESI/DNV*

11:35 The New Annex A79 to the Grid Code – Cristiano Quaciari, Head of Dispatching and Operational Department, Terna*

11:50 Panel Discussion – Adequacy and Flexibility: Future Perspectives

• Andrea Galliani, Director of the Energy Division, ARERA*
• Fabio Zanellini, Coordinator of the Technical Commission, ANIE Federation Energy Storage Systems Group
• Federico Boschi, Head of the Energy Department, MASE*
• Francesco Del Pizzo, Director of Grid Development Strategy and System Dispatching, Terna*

12:20 Q&A

12:25 Closing Remarks – Raffaello Teani, Chair of the ANIE Federation Energy Storage Systems Group