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The Benefits Of Solar & Battery Combination

Guest blog from EvoEnergy

What if you could harness the power of the sun throughout your day, and use that energy whenever you needed it? Taking advantage of renewable technology could revolutionise your organisation through cost reduction and increased efficiency.

Using solar PV and battery storage together is an excellent way to make the most of the excess energy captured by the solar PV system. This article will cover everything you need to know about using solar PV & battery in combination!

What is a battery?

A commercial battery charges up during the daytime taking energy from the sun via the integrated solar PV system or during the night from the grid when energy prices are lower.

Benefits Of A Battery & Solar System

Lower utility bills

When you have an integrated solar pv and battery system, the excess energy captured by the PV array can be stored in the battery and reused when required. The benefit of this is that the organisation doesn’t need to use the grid as frequently for their energy needs, thereby lowering their utility costs.

In addition to this, the battery can be charged during off-peak times and utilised during the day avoiding energy prices when they’re at their peak.

Provides Back Up Power

Sudden power outages can cause organisations to experience significant financial losses due to down time, damage to equipment or inventory spoils. This is where the battery system would be of massive benefit as the excess power generated by the solar system could be used for emergency situation such as this.

By having an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) on your site, then should the power fail, then the UPS will kick in to take the load allowing your business to continue without issues.

Extra source of revenue

The battery and solar combination can provide your site with the potential to earn additional income via offering grid services to support storage flexibility.

By making your battery available to the grid during times of high stress, your organisation will be rewarded for supporting infrastructure stabilisation and restoring balance between demand and supply.

Boost your green credentials

The combination of solar PV and battery contributes to the reduction carbon emissions through the reduced reliance on fossil fuelled for power. Not only can this reduce environmental tax bills, but it also builds a positive image for your brand – which is now a huge factor for winning business over your competition.

Can I integrate a battery to an existing solar system?

The difficultly associated with adding a battery storage system to your PV system depends on its set up.

A ‘storage ready’ system will have an inverter that will easily integrate with a battery storage system, but if not, then the solution could be to use an AC connected battery with its own inverter and connection to the site. Further studies will be needed to assess the viability of this.