Japanese demand response provider Eneres has launched a behind-the-meter battery energy storage system and plans to install 10,000 units nationwide.
Eneres will offer the Toshiba IT & Control Systems’ 10 kW/9.9 kWh single-phase systems to consumers at a low initial price and then remotely discharge the batteries to trade the power with utilities. Consumers will benefit from lower electricity bills by reducing peak consumption and the batteries will be charged during off-peak night-time hours.
The company says Japanese power utilities would be able to reduce system imbalances between generated power and demand due to variations in renewable energy output and ambient temperature. Other benefits are stable supply/demand balance and fewer hours of inefficient generator operation, as well as less expense for supplementary energy in the event of a power shortfall.
Eneres specialises in power demand and generation forecasting; it is licensed by the Japan Meteorological Agency as a forecasting business. The company has built up approximately 2GW in managed electric power capacity.
