Equitable Design of Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Programs: A Customer Perspective

Conference · Fri Dec 30 04:00:00 EST 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/EESAT55007.2022.9998044· OSTI ID:1922441

Twitchell, Jeremy B. ^[1]

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1. BATTELLE (PACIFIC NW LAB)

Utility deployment of energy storage is done as a utility-scale asset connected directly to the grid (front of meter) or in partnership with a customer on the customer’s premises (behind the meter). By offering incentives for customers to install behind-the-meter storage, utilities can gain operational control of the assets and operate them in a manner that benefits all customers. Some states have also begun providing increased incentive levels to low-income customers to ensure that they can equitably share in the benefits of behind-the-meter energy storage programs. This paper evaluates different approaches to energy storage procurement from the customer’s perspective and evaluates how behind-the-meter programs can be equitably structured while keeping customers financially indifferent between front-of-meter and behind-the-meter energy storage procurements.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1922441
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-174776
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English