What does a battery system do?

25 Mar.,2024

 

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When you install a battery with your solar panel system, you can pull from either the grid or your battery, when it's charged. This has two major implications:

Batteries provide backup power

Even though you'll still be connected to the grid, you can operate "off-grid" since pairing solar plus storage will create a little energy island at your home. So in the event of an outage, either due to extreme weather or a utility shutoff, you'll still be able to keep your lights on. 

Two things to note about backup power. First, if you just have a solar panel system without a battery, you will not have power in the event of an outage, even if it's a sunny day. This is because your solar panel system will shut down in the event of a power outage so that it doesn't send electricity onto transmission lines while utility workers are attempting to fix them, which would pose a safety risk. 

Second, most batteries only provide backup power for part, not all, of your home. Unless you also install a smart electrical panel with your battery (which is a great way to get the most out of a storage system), most battery installations will require you to select what parts of your home you want to back up with the battery and pull those loads onto a critical load panel. However, many batteries can be "stacked", meaning you can keep adding additional batteries until you have the storage capacity you want. So while it might be possible to achieve whole-home backup, it can be cost-prohibitive to purchase enough batteries to provide that level of backup.


Batteries can help you avoid high utility rates

By allowing you to pull from your battery instead of from the electric grid, pairing a storage system with your solar panels can help you avoid high utility rates. There are two ways batteries can do this. First, if you are on a time-of-use or other time-varying rate, you can pull from your battery at the times when your utility charges more for electricity, i.e., during peak hours. And, second, if you are on a rate with a demand charge, which is more typical for commercial and industrial companies than for homeowners, a battery can help you lower your demand charge each month, which is a significant financial benefit.

Energy can be stored in batteries for when it is needed. The battery energy storage system (BESS) is an advanced technological solution that allows energy storage in multiple ways for later use. Given the possibility that an energy supply can experience fluctuations due to weather, blackouts, or for geopolitical reasons, battery systems are vital for utilities, businesses and homes to achieve a continual power flow. A battery energy storage system is no longer an afterthought or an add-on, but rather an important pillar of any energy strategy, especially any energy strategy that makes use of renewable solar power. The sun is a wonderful energy engine, but it has one, significant limit: no sunshine, no power production. By combining battery energy storage with PV solutions, the batteries can mitigate the intermittent nature of renewable power by storing solar power produced during the day for nighttime use, thus guaranteeing a steady supply of power at all times.

What does a battery system do?

What is Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and how it works

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