Decommissioning, Second Life, and the End-of-Life Economy

What should asset owners be planning for, and who is building the infrastructure to handle it?

• What does a realistic decommissioning plan look like for a utility-scale BESS asset?
• Which battery chemistries and degradation profiles make second-life viable, and which make it a liability?
• What recycling infrastructure exists today, what is coming, and how should asset owners be factoring end-of-life obligations into project economics now?
• How are regulators and insurers beginning to treat battery end-of-life risk, and what disclosure standards are emerging?