Clear answer
Clear answer, explained.
A battery stores this surplus energy instead of exporting it to the grid. The stored energy can then be discharged during peak tariff periods, evenings, or outages. This helps reduce demand charges, increase onsite solar usage, and improve energy resilience.
Key points
What this means in practice.
- Stores excess daytime solar generation
- Reduces peak demand and demand charges
- Shifts energy use to lower-cost periods (load shifting) Increases onsite solar self-consumption
- Provides backup power for critical loads
- Improves energy cost predictability
When this applies
Best-fit environments.
- Businesses on
- Time-of-Use (TOU) or demand-based tariffs
- Sites with high daytime solar production
- Facilities seeking backup power or resilience
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