Then, by analyzing three key dimensions—renewable energy integration, grid optimization, and electrification and decentralization support—we explore potential strategies, benefits, business models, and use cases that can equip the power sector with tools to help unlock storage . . Then, by analyzing three key dimensions—renewable energy integration, grid optimization, and electrification and decentralization support—we explore potential strategies, benefits, business models, and use cases that can equip the power sector with tools to help unlock storage . . As an emerging flexible resource in the power market, distributed energy storage systems (DESSs) play the dual roles of generation and consumption (Kalantar-Neyestanaki and Cherkaoui, 2021; Li et al., 2021), thereby complicating the market dynamics for energy storage users. Currently, large-scale. . On July 24, 2025, the “Generation-Grid-Load-Storage Intelligence Multi-Scenario User-Side Energy Storage Application Forum and Research Results Release on Low-Carbon Power Supply Assurance and Flexibility Resource Potential in Load Centers,” organized by the China Energy Storage Alliance and. . Technological breakthroughs and evolving market dynamics have triggered a remarkable surge in energy storage deployment across the electric grid in front of and behind-the-meter (BTM). Battery-based energy storage capacity installations soared more than 1200% between 2018 and 1H2023, reflecting its. . In this paper, a user-side battery energy storage system is modeled, using a linear programming approach to solve the problem of minimum cost and optimal operation strategy. In the accurate modeling of the battery energy storage system, segmented curves are used to subtly describe the charging. . In the past year, as energy storage technologies have become more established and costs have decreased, coupled with the implementation of electricity incentive policies, there has been a significant uptick in middle and small-scale user-side energy storage projects. The shift towards sustainable energy has propelled. .