Neighborhood Energy Storage
Challenge: Accommodate rapid growth at the neighborhood level.
Residential load is growing rapidly in some neighborhoods served by traditional energy providers. The existing distribution infrastructure is frequently stressed by this growth and must be modified to support it. Further, because future residential neighborhoods will permit home-generated wind or solar, or fuel cell sources, storage for renewable energy must be considered.
Demand Energy Solution: Distributed Demand Shifters™ that charge during off-peak or during wind or solar production and discharge when needed.
Install 5 or 30 kW of energy storage on the low voltage side with distributed connectivity for several homes. Charge Demand Shifters during off-peak periods, or when available from residential wind or solar installations, and discharge the stored energy back into the grid as needed to support peak demand or to firm renewables.
Value: 'Edge-of-the-grid' distributed storage provides maximum system flexibility and supports private or public renewable resources.
Neighborhood Energy Storage
Distributed Demand Shifters charge during off-peak or during wind or solar production and discharge when needed.