What To Know Before Ordering Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
When fielding requests for BESS quotes, we''ve learned customers typically need little to no help with the battery part. They send us the drawings. We prepare the quotes.
These regulations do not necessarily apply to BESS specifically but to all types of energy storage systems. Other general codes and regulations for power equipment safety also apply to BESS, like codes from the International Code Counsel (ICC) and National Electric Safety Code (NESC).
Since energy storage is key to a solar and wind-powered future, BESS will be a critical part of the renewable energy transition. Utilities will continue to add BESS to the grid to supplement renewable energy sources and to provide backup power for emergency situations.
Integrating renewable power production, battery storage, and grid transmissions into one central platform, BESS operators can use an EMS to track the real-time performance and efficiency of their system's energy and financial activities.
Risk assessments are another early step utilities can take when planning for BESS. High-profile BESS fires like the Surprise, Arizona fire show that large quantities of Li-ion batteries can and do experience thermal runaway if they are damaged or a fault occurs in the system.
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