The BESS LTSA Guide

Power in the Contract: A Guide on How to Negotiate Smart, Data-Driven LTSAs

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LTSAs determine how reliably your Battery Energy Storage System performs and how much value it ultimately delivers. This three-part kit helps asset owners spot weak clauses, negotiate stronger ones, and benchmark existing contracts against best practice.

The Guide

Here is what the guide covers:

• ‍Eight Common Pitfalls - A quick scan of the contract traps that most often erode performance and profits, from broad “excused-event” loopholes to weak liquidated-damages language and vague availability definitions
• How to Structure an Owner-Aligned LTSA - A blueprint for the seven clause groups every storage LTSA should spell out (commercial terms, performance guarantees, maintenance obligations, data ownership & access, testing, reporting, optional extensions) with clear responsibilities and remedies
• How BESS Analytics Strengthens LTSA Performance & Accountability – Shows how analytics can help validate availability, catch early degradation and trigger

The Checklist

A one-page, tick-box list that lets you verify each critical clause as you review drafts - covering commercial terms, performance KPIs, maintenance SLAs, data rights, testing, reporting, and optional enhancements like cybersecurity and training.

The Scorecard

A quick-rating tool to gauge how “mature” your current or proposed LTSA is. Score each category (availability, data access, maintenance triggers, performance guarantees, dispute resolution) from Basic (1) to Best Practice (4) to see exactly where you stand and where to improve.