There is “great appetite” within the commercial battery storage market, however far more investment certainty is needed over pricing and regulatory hurdles such as double-pricing for it to realise its potential.
Utility E.ON and battery storage engineers redT have partnered to install a demonstration solar-plus-storage system at the HQ of warehousing and logistics firm JB Wheaton in Somerset.
It is still not clear how “financeable” battery storage applications are for commercial and industrial customers and obsolescence risks remain a key concern, a panel has concluded.