Hybrid BESS deployments can optimize benefits on both sides of the meter

Hybrid Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) deployments offer Commercial and Industrial (C&I) customers an effective way to optimize benefits simultaneously on both sides of the utility meter. These hybrid systems excel at typical customer-side applications, such as peak shaving to significantly lower demand charges and executing energy arbitrage based on volatile time-of-use rates. Crucially, the systems also enable participation in wholesale electricity markets, allowing C&I facilities to generate revenue by providing essential ancillary services to the grid. An Enverus report highlights that strategically managing these stacked value streams, often requiring sophisticated control software, is essential for maximizing the operational and financial returns on BESS investments.