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29 July 2025
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc
("GRID" or the "Company")
Long-term floor agreements on 737MW of projects
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc (LSE: GRID), the UK's largest fund investing in utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), is pleased to announce that long-term floor-pricing agreements ("Floor Agreements") have been executed with a third counterparty, EDF Energy Customers Limited ("EDF") .
The floor agreements with EDF are all at the same floor level in £/MW terms and for more than 10 years. These will cover 100MW of currently operational projects and a further 637MW of exclusive pipeline projects.
Once all the Floor Agreements are in force for the 100MW of currently operational projects and the two-year tolling agreements with Octopus Energy over 568MW of capacity have expired, 889MW (83%) of GRID's 1072MW [1] operational portfolio will benefit from minimum annual contracted floor revenues of £40mn, while still providing exposure to the upside merchant trading opportunity above the contracted floors.
The operational portfolio's Capacity Market contracted revenues are not included in the figure above and are expected to represent an additional c.£11mn of contracted revenues in 2026.
The refinancing expected to be unlocked by the Floor and Tolling Agreements relating to the operational portfolio is key to progressing the growth laid out in our Three-year Plan, which also includes the planned augmentations and the acquisition and construction of our exclusive pipeline - once SPV-level project financing, which is separate to the operational facility refinancing, and construction contracts have been put in place. This is expected to conclude over the coming months.
John Leggate CBE, Chair of Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc, commented:
"The Floor Agreements announced today with EDF, the UK's largest battery optimiser, mark the completion of another key milestone .
Being able to demonstrate to lenders that GRID has de-risked revenues is key to unlocking more favourable, longer-term financing terms with less onerous covenants.
We look forward to concluding our refinancing shortly to unlock the next phase of our Three-year Plan and implementing a revised Dividend Policy."
Ben Guest, Fund Manager of Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc & Managing Director of Gresham House Energy Transition, said:
"The Floor Agreements signed over the last month, including those announced today, significantly improve the risk profile of the Company and fundamentally reposition GRID as a business with significant minimum contracted revenue while retaining merchant upside.
As well as having secured additional Floor Agreements on the currently operational portfolio, we have ensured that the next 637MW of exclusive pipeline projects also benefit from similar terms for their Floor Agreements which will enable GRID to secure improved project financing terms on these new construction projects, once acquired.
"We are pleased to be able to demonstrate further execution against our publicly stated targets and strategy."
ENDS
For further information, please contact:
| Gresham House Energy Transition Ben Guest James Bustin Harry Hutchinson
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+44 (0) 20 3837 6270 |
| Jefferies International Limited Stuart Klein Gaudi Le Roux
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+44 (0) 20 7029 8000 |
| Peel Hunt Luke Simpson Huw Jeremy
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+44 (0) 20 7418 8900 |
| KL Communications Charles Gorman Charlotte Francis |
+44 (0) 20 3882 6644 |
| JTC (UK) Limited as Company Secretary Christopher Gibbons |
GHEnergyStorageCoSec@jtcgroup.com +44 (0) 20 7409 0181 |
About the Company and the Manager
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc seeks to provide investors with an attractive and sustainable dividend over the long term by investing in a diversified portfolio of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (known as BESS) located in Great Britain and internationally. In addition, the Company seeks to provide investors with the prospect of capital growth through the re-investment of net cash generated in excess of the target dividend in accordance with the Company's investment policy.
The Company targets an unlevered Net Asset Value total return of 8% per annum and a levered Net Asset Value total return of 15% per annum, in each case calculated net of the Company's costs and expenses.
Gresham House Asset Management Ltd is the FCA authorised operating business of Gresham House Ltd, a specialist alternative asset manager. Gresham House is committed to operating responsibly and sustainably, taking the long view in delivering sustainable investment solutions.
LEI number: 213800MSJXKH25C23D82
Definition of utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) are the enabling infrastructure that will support the continued growth of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar, essential to the UK's stated target to reduce carbon emissions. They store excess energy generated by renewable energy sources and then release that stored energy back into the grid during peak hours when there is increased demand.
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[1] Reflecting the current portfolio once fully built, including West Bradford which is expected to energise shortly.
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