For battery configurations with Merchant Plant, cleared capacity requirements for both energy market and ancillary services should be considered by the automated dispatch options. Also, consider dispatching battery to meet cleared capacity requirements.

We are getting user requests to model PV-battery and standalone battery systems using the Merchant Plant model:

Is there a possibility to simulate battery arbitrage, buying and selling energy in wholesale energy market?

And the discussions here:

https://sam.nrel.gov/forum/forum-general/3108

https://sam.nrel.gov/forum/forum-general/3583

Originally posted by @cpaulgilman in #181 (comment)