Expanding PV with BESS: Turn photovoltaics into a business
Skip to content The quarter-hour maximum no longer has to be an expensive risk. The Peak Shaving strategy changes the rules of the game: it allows you to cover sudden peaks from your own battery storage. This radically reduces your fixed payments to the distributor and transforms passive operating costs into a controlled investment.
Are you one of those companies that pay distributors for reserves that you don't actually use? Most companies only consider energy costs in terms of MWh consumed, but the real enemy of cash flow lies in reserved capacity. It is the price for your peak consumption, which may only last a few minutes a month, but you pay for it in your bills for every hour and every day. What's more exceeding the 15-minute maximum will result in immediate penalties, which are significantly higher than the normal price of energy.
Don't pay for theoretical potential, but for actual consumption. Perhaps you have agreed on a high reserved power consumption just for the morning peaks when production starts up – but for the rest of the time you don't use this capacity, even though you pay for it in full. It's dead money that doesn't generate anything in your budget. You can free up this tied-up capital and invest it back into the development of your business.
Let's try to turn the classic model of corporate energy management upside down. Instead of constantly adapting to grid limitations, adapt the grid to your needs. Peak Shaving is a technological tool that uses Battery Energy Storage (BESS) and intelligent control to eliminate unnecessary fixed costs, protect you from penalties, and give you back full control over your energy budget. You will become a stable partner for your distributor without unexpected fluctuations, while ensuring cost-effective and predictable consumption for your company.
Think of your BESS as an energy buffer. When a demanding process starts in production, the system assesses the situation in milliseconds. Instead of letting expensive peak consumption impact the distributor's grid, it covers the required power from the battery storage. This active limit protection is controlled by our EMS (Energy Management System), which monitors the current power consumption of your entire facility 24/7.
Peak Shaving is simple in essence, but its flawless implementation requires uncompromising management. That's where our EMS comes in – cutting-edge software that turns passive storage into an active tool for strategic energy cost management. It's an insurance policy that watches over every quarter hour of your consumption.
How do the Peak Shaving strategy and ENPOSOL technology give companies control over their own energy costs?
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You can achieve maximum efficiency with Peak Shaving when combined with your own photovoltaic system. Our EMS system works dynamically with your PV system and prioritizes covering consumption peaks directly from the sun. When the sun is not shining, it immediately uses the accumulated energy from the batteries. This ensures that you use your "green" electricity when it has the highest value for your company – that is, when eliminating the most expensive consumption peaks.
Investing in battery storage and Peak Shaving strategies is a logical step based on real data. Just analyze your company's energy output and you will immediately see where you are wasting money:
If you find unused reserves or the threat of penalties in your records, you have clear evidence in your hands. It is no longer a question of whether you need BESS technology, but how quickly you can deploy it. Every month without active peak management, you are burning money on reserved capacity that you are not actually using.
Would you like to apply Peak Shaving in your company? We offer energy solutions that will reduce your fixed payments and ensure long-term cost stability.
