AN INTRODUCTION TO BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE
By charging batteries during periods of low customer consumption, co-ops, municipalities, and utilities can reduce the cost of energy they provide. In areas with increasing populations and
BESS enables the storage of excess variable energy generation, enhancing the grid's capacity and reliability. BESS are able to store excess energy produced in periods of low demand, which can be discharged into the grid during periods of high demand. BESS operators can therefore receive financial returns for meeting surging energy needs.
The acceleration of investment and construction of BESS has led to bottlenecks along the supply chain. For example, the U.K.'s National Grid has experienced a large number of delays, some in excess of a year, on sites connecting to the grid.
into their portfolios. With BESS and renewable power generation, electricity providers can move toward further reducing local carbon emissions, increasing grid resilience, and providing customers or co-op members with more reliable access to electricity. balance, and stabilize the energy grid.
Incorporating BESS into grid networks requires upgrading and digitalization of the grid, adding to the complexity and challenges of the electricity market. While BESS can be used as part of a grid's balancing mechanism, currently in the U.K. BESS are being overlooked for more traditional energy sources such as gas.
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