Peak shaving

In order to reduce costs, companies can rely on battery storage systems that cap load peaks through targeted storage discharge. This can significantly reduce costs and a battery storage system can be amortized within a very short time.

What is peak shaving?

If a company consumes a large amount of electricity at certain peak times, for example by starting up several machines, there is an increased load on the electricity grid. This maximum load is referred to as the “peak load”.
The problem is that every peak load has an expensive impact on the electricity bill. This is because grid operators charge a demand charge in addition to the energy price, which includes the peaks – even if the power is only used for a short time. This means that a single day of increased energy consumption can drive up costs for the entire year.

Why is this important?

If annual consumption exceeds 100,000 kWh, the grid operator charges a working price and a performance price. The demand charge is based on the highest amount of electricity drawn from the grid within 15-minute intervals. If you exceed this limit just once, the price will be increased for the whole year.

Advantages of peak shaving

Reduction of operating costs

Reduce energy costs

No more expensive tariffs

Measurable
CO2 reduction

For which companies is peak shaving useful?

Companies with high energy requirements that experience peak loads in electricity consumption have been proven to benefit from the use of long-life commercial storage systems. In particular, companies with energy-intensive processes, in the manufacturing industry and for charging parks, peak load capping with a battery storage system offers considerable advantages. Peak load capping also makes sense in agriculture, data centers, supermarkets and logistics centers.

Voltfang battery storage systems are specially developed and optimized to prevent high costs. The innovative control technology of the Voltfang battery storage system makes it possible to draw electricity directly from the storage system during peak loads, so that electricity consumption from the grid is avoided at certain points. This prevents more expensive peak loads and reduces operating costs in the long term and in a predictable manner.

Reference projects with peak load shaving

Voltfang battery storage systems guarantee to more innovative due to, peak loads thanks to innovative control technologies. A large numberof ourour customers throughout Germany are already benefiting from the advantages of peak load shaving with Voltfang Battery storage systems. Get an impression of the possibilities of peak shaving from our reference projects.

Practical case studies: Voltfang in action

Discover in our practical case studies how companies from industry, retail, and logistics are successfully using Voltfang battery storage systems. Learn more – from detailed load profile analyses and impressive cost savings to the innovative technologies behind them.

Our use cases for increasing energy efficiency

Every company has individual power supply needs. Depending on the circumstances, one or more use cases may apply to the use of commercial storage systems. Our team of experts can help you identify the right use cases and match them to your data to ensure your energy efficiency is optimized.