Batteries

Benefits of Batteries:

• Lower energy costs
• Provides independence
• Backup system

Reasons Batteries Reduce Energy Costs:

• Lower Procurement Costs: Because the Dutch energy price is announced 24 hours in advance, with a battery, you can purchase energy at the lowest price of the day.
• Peak Shaving: Peak shaving is a strategy where you manage electricity demand and reduce peak loads on the electricity grid. This is done by compensating energy consumption with energy from the battery.
• Load Shifting: Load shifting reduces consumption peaks by moving energy usage from peak hours to off-peak hours.
• Energy Price Speculation: Because energy costs are announced 24 hours in advance, with a battery, you can consume energy at low or negative costs and sell it at higher prices.

Calculating Battery Capacity:
Battery Capacity (kWh) = Average Daily Usage (kWh) x Autonomous Days / DoD

• Battery Capacity = the required capacity for your system
• Average Daily Usage = the energy you need daily
• Autonomous Days = the number of days you want to be independent of the electricity grid
• Depth of Discharge (DoD) = the battery's discharge percentage