What is behind the meter energy storage?

Advancing towards net-zero carbon energy production will require efficient consumer energy management. Behind the Meter energy storage is essential to alleviate grid stress from power usage fluctuations and peak electricity demand charges.

What is a “behind the meter” battery storage system?

Battery storage systems deployed at the consumer level – that is, at the residential, commercial and/ or industrial premises of consumers – are typically “behind-the-meter” batteries, because they are placed at a customer’s facility.

What is a battery energy storage system?

A battery energy storage system (BESS) is an electrochemical device that charges or collects energy from the grid or a distrib-uted generation (DG) system and then discharges that energy later to provide electricity or other services when needed.

Why are energy storage systems important?

Energy storage systems (ESSs) can help make the most of the opportunities and mitigate the potential challenges. Hence, the installed capacity of ESSs is rapidly increasing, both in front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter (BTM), accelerated by recent deep reductions in ESS costs.

What are the different types of energy storage systems?

Energy storage systems on your property are also behind-the-meter systems. Electricity stored in a home battery, for example, goes directly from the battery to your home appliances without passing through an electrical meter. A more complicated type of BTM energy system is a microgrid.

What is energy storage as a service?

Under energy-storage-as-a-service business models, developers or utilities own and operate BTM BESS in exchange for paying the upfront costs of the storage system.