Revenue Stacking with BESS
Below are 6 ways on how BESS unlocks multiple value streams for Low Voltage, Medium Voltage (MV) and Commercial & Industrial (C&I) customers.
1. Peak Shaving
Peak shaving uses the battery to reduce the highest demand spikes recorded by the utility. Since most MV and C&I customers pay demand charges based on their monthly peak, even short spikes can substantially increase electricity bills. AI-eCOS identifies these spikes in real time and discharges to flatten the load profile using the BESS. This reduces Maximum Demand capacity costs, improves operational stability, and generates immediate monthly savings.
2. Energy Arbitrage
Energy arbitrage takes advantage of Time-of-Use (TOU) or Enhanced TOU tariffs by charging the battery during off-peak, low-cost hours and discharging during high-tariff periods. This shifts energy consumption away from expensive windows, reducing the overall cost of electricity. When combined with peak shaving, arbitrage becomes one of the strongest revenue streams in BESS operation through AI-eCOS.
3. Backup Power & Resiliency
BESS enhances site reliability by providing instantaneous backup power during outages. Unlike diesel generators, batteries respond within milliseconds, preventing production downtime, equipment trips, and data loss. They can also support critical loads, smooth disturbances, and in some systems provide black-start capability. This improves business continuity and avoids losses associated with grid interruptions. The switch over time is less than 20 milliseconds in most cases.
4. Solar Integration
When integrated with solar PV, BESS stores excess solar generation for use during evening or peak-tariff periods. This increases the self-consumption ratio, reduces curtailment, and maximizes the economic return of the solar asset. In the Selco scheme without solar export compensation, battery storage becomes essential for harnessing the full value of on-site solar energy.
5. Power Factor Control
Modern BESS inverters and power conversion system can supply or absorb reactive power, helping to correct the facility’s power factor.
Maintaining a good power factor reduces utility penalties and improves the stability of MV operations, especially in facilities with heavy inductive loads such as motors, compressors, and HVAC equipment. AI eCOS provides the intelligence to power factor correction.
Low power factor assist in lower total system resistive losses, as well as improve equipment maintenance frequency and cost (both maintenance and replacement).
6. Power Enlargement
Power enlargement uses BESS to supplement the site’s power capacity during short-duration high-load events. This allows customers to expand their production output, add new equipment, or increase facility load without costly upgrades to transformers, switchgear, or TNB grid connections. BESS effectively boosts usable power capacity at a fraction of the infrastructure upgrade cost. (Talk to us about use cases)