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Utility Programs Supporting Customer-Sited Battery Storage: Program Design to Ensure Mutual Benefits

Program Document ·
OSTI ID:2404301
Behind-the-meter (BTM) battery storage, when paired with solar, can benefit customers, utilities, and the electric grid. Some utility-sponsored programs have been implemented offset the cost of customer-owned batteries and recognize the value of batteries to the utility and the grid. This factsheet summarizes existing utility-sponsored battery programs and the value to the stakeholders. It then highlights Wattsmart, the customer-owned battery program offered by Rocky Mountain Power in Utah, and provides lessons-learned from a close look at the impact of the program design on commercial customer participation.
Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
2404301
Report Number(s):
NREL/FS-7A40-87134; MainId:87909; UUID:a56481c5-bcc4-435c-98f5-85d3cec96a26; MainAdminId:73101
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English