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SUSTAINABILITY > BATTERIES
Commercial Battery Storage
Battery storage is becoming an essential part of modern business energy strategies. Whether your organisation has invested in solar panels, operates energy-intensive equipment, or simply wants greater control over electricity costs, commercial battery storage can help reduce expenditure, improve resilience, and maximise the value of every unit of energy you use.
At Flame Energy, we help businesses design and implement tailored battery storage solutions that support both financial and sustainability objectives.
What is Commercial Battery Storage?
Commercial battery storage systems allow businesses to store electricity for use when it is needed most. Energy can be stored from onsite renewable generation, such as solar PV, or imported from the grid during lower-cost periods and used later when prices are higher.
By storing electricity and using it strategically, businesses can reduce their reliance on expensive peak-time energy and gain greater control over consumption patterns.
Commercial Solar Batteries
For businesses with solar panels, commercial solar batteries provide a practical way to maximise self-consumption.
Without battery storage, excess solar generation is often exported to the grid. While export payments can provide value, many organisations achieve greater savings by storing surplus energy and using it later when solar generation falls.
Commercial solar batteries can help businesses:
- Increase solar self-consumption
- Reduce grid electricity purchases
- Improve return on investment from solar installations
- Enhance energy resilience
- Reduce carbon emissions
By combining solar generation with battery storage, businesses can make better use of the energy they generate onsite.
Commercial Energy Storage for Cost Reduction
Modern commercial energy storage systems do far more than simply store electricity. Intelligent controls allow businesses to optimise when energy is imported, stored and consumed.
This can help organisations:
- Reduce peak demand charges
- Improve energy efficiency
- Lower electricity costs
- Support sustainability targets
- Increase protection against supply interruptions
Battery storage is particularly effective for businesses operating during periods of high electricity demand or those exposed to time-of-use tariffs. Many organisations use battery systems to charge when electricity prices are lower and discharge when prices rise.
Peak Saving Solutions for Businesses
Many larger commercial and industrial sites experience short periods of exceptionally high electricity demand. These spikes can increase network and capacity-related charges, even if they only occur for a brief period.
Our peak saving solutions use battery storage to supply electricity during these high-demand events, reducing the amount of power drawn from the grid. This helps businesses smooth out demand profiles and avoid unnecessary costs. Peak shaving has become one of the most common commercial applications for battery storage because it can deliver measurable savings while supporting operational stability.
Why Choose Flame Energy?
Our renewable energy specialists will help you assess whether battery storage is right for your organisation and identify the most effective solution for your site.
We can support businesses with:
- Battery storage feasibility studies
- Solar and battery integration
- Commercial battery system procurement
- Export and energy management strategies
- Ongoing monitoring and optimisation
Whether you are looking to improve sustainability performance, reduce energy costs, or maximise the value of your solar investment, our team can help you develop a battery storage solution tailored to your business.
Speak to Our Experts
Find out how commercial battery storage could reduce your energy costs, improve resilience, and support your long-term sustainability goals.
Contact Flame Energy today to discuss your requirements and arrange a no-obligation consultation.
ENERGY & WATER
Frequently Asked Questions
Lithium batteries have the highest energy density, and so are best for energy storage.
It can range from a cost neutral price to a marginal additional cost.
Lithium batteries last the longest as they have the highest energy density.
There are three types of batteries – alkaline, nickel metal hydride, lithium ion.
Yes unfortunately all batteries have an expiration date. It could be dangerous to use the batteries beyond this.
For renewable energy lithium ion are the best batteries as they require less maintenance, have a high energy density, and are long lasting.
Your meter will still be connected to the grid so if your battery fails you will still have electricity. However you can have a back up battery if you choose.
It depends on the battery you chose it can batteries range from small batteries you put in tv remotes to industrial with the largest being 1200 MWh.
Batteries don’t produce electricity so do not have a pay back period but will help power your business when it is no longer sunny. Having battery storage means you will be able to store energy produced by your solar panels, and therefore don’t have to buy electricity from the National Grid.
If you have solar panels, battery storage can help save you money as you can store excess energy on sunny days, ready to use on overcast days or overnight. This means that you will not have to buy as much, if any, electricity from the National Grid when your panels are not generating sufficient electricity.
