Clear answer
Clear answer, explained.
Instead of exporting this surplus to the grid, a battery captures and stores it onsite. The stored energy can then be used in the evening, during peak tariff periods, or during outages, increasing self-consumption and reducing reliance on grid power.
Key points
What this means in practice.
- Stores surplus solar generation automatically
- Increases onsite solar self-consumption
- Reduces grid purchases during peak pricing periods
- Supports load shifting and demand charge reduction
- Can provide backup power during outages
- Improves overall solar
When this applies
Best-fit environments.
- Businesses with daytime solar overproduction
- Sites on
- Time-of-Use or demand-based tariffs
- Solar-plus-storage installations
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