Currently the most common application for BESS is optimising a site’s power generation and/or energy usage. In plain English, this means using batteries and an intelligent management system to make the most of on-site renewables or helping reduce overall expenditure on energy.
A BESS controls the way a site uses power by integrating the battery with the existing energy system to flexibly store and discharge energy.
Connected Energy integrates with renewables like solar and wind to store excess energy at times of low demand so it can be used later. This optimises the energy used from renewables, reducing energy bills and a site’s carbon emissions from energy use. However, the BESS can go even further. By reacting to all the energy assets on site, the system can be programmed to react to the local situation – storing power when it’s available and discharging that power wherever on site it is needed. You can find out more about the benefits of this system by visiting our E-STOR page.
Furthermore, building owners can use BESS to reduce energy bills. Connected Energy’s smart systems can respond to changing electricity tariffs in real time, charging the batteries on low-cost, off-peak tariffs, then discharging that energy for use when tariffs are at their peak.
