February 2, 2026 12:40 AM GMT M Update Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. | Asia Pacific Nationwide Rollout of ESS Capacity Price China has formally enacted a nationwide capacity price mechanism for energy storage systems (ESS), benchmarking compensation to local coal-fired capacity prices and scaling by usable duration hours (ratio capped at 1). This structure meaningfully enhances ESS project economics. ESS capacity price rollout. A nationwide capacity price for standalone energy storage system (ESS ...