acceptedAI Generatedrenewable_energy Procurement Bands for Firm Clean Power That Index to Local Soft Costs Not Only Global Pack Prices
Design utility and government firm clean power procurements with separate price bands for battery pack-equivalent costs versus interconnection, land, and balance-of-system soft costs. Require bidders to report both so policy can target soft-cost reduction when pack prices fall but delivered LCOS does not. Review bands every 24 months using published local cost indices.
