Battery Storage
Commercial Battery Energy Storage
Control Peak Demand and Energy Costs
Electricity costs are not based only on how much energy a facility uses. Commercial and industrial customers may also pay significant charges based on their highest periods of electrical demand.
InterConnect Power evaluates battery energy storage opportunities based on the facility’s actual load, operating schedule, utility bills, electrical infrastructure, and energy goals.
Battery storage may operate as a standalone system or together with rooftop solar.
What Battery Storage Can Do
A properly designed battery system may help a facility:
- Reduce peak demand
- Lower demand charges
- Store energy during lower-cost periods
- Use stored energy when utility rates are higher
- Increase the value of rooftop solar
- Support selected critical loads
- Improve control over facility energy usage
- Participate in available demand-response programs
Battery storage must be sized according to the actual facility load. A larger battery is not always a better investment.
How It Works
1. Facility Review
We review the electrical service, utility bills, operating schedule, major equipment, and existing infrastructure.
2. Load Analysis
We evaluate how much electricity the facility uses and when the highest demand occurs.
3. Battery Evaluation
We determine the battery power rating, storage duration, operating strategy, and potential energy savings.
4. Electrical and Utility Review
We review the existing electrical distribution system, interconnection requirements, protection, available space, and utility rules.
5. Project Development
Qualified projects may continue into engineering, permitting, financing, equipment selection, installation, and commissioning.
Standalone Battery Storage
Battery storage does not require solar panels.
A standalone battery may charge during lower-cost periods and discharge when facility demand or utility pricing is higher.
This type of system may be useful for facilities with:
- High demand charges
- Short periods of high electrical load
- Large motors or mechanical equipment
- Production schedules that create predictable peaks
- Limited electrical service capacity
- Need for better energy control
Solar Plus Battery Storage
Battery storage can capture rooftop solar production that is not immediately used by the building.
Stored solar energy may then be used later in the day when the building needs more power or when utility rates are higher.
Solar and battery storage should be designed together using the facility’s actual energy profile.
Facilities We Evaluate
InterConnect Power evaluates battery storage opportunities for:
- Commercial buildings
- Warehouses and distribution centers
- Manufacturing facilities
- Industrial operations
- Cold-storage facilities
- Retail properties
- Commercial campuses
- Energy-intensive facilities
Information Needed
For an initial review, provide:
- Facility address
- Building type
- Utility company
- Twelve months of electric bills
- Interval usage data, when available
- Electrical service voltage
- Electrical service size
- Main switchgear information
- Major equipment loads
- Facility operating schedule
- Existing solar system information, if applicable
Start With the Facility Data
Every building has a different load profile.
InterConnect Power reviews the actual energy usage and electrical infrastructure before recommending a battery system.