Identifying Critical Factors in the Cost-Effectiveness of Solar and Battery Storage in Commercial Buildings

Joyce McLaren, Katherine Anderson, Nicholas Laws, Pieter Gagnon, Xiangkun Li, Nicholas DiOrio

Research output: NRELPresentation

Abstract

This analysis elucidates the emerging market for distributed solar paired with battery energy storage in commercial buildings across the United States. It provides insight into the near-term and future solar and solar-plus-storage market opportunities as well as the variables that impact the expected savings from installing behind-the-meter systems.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages39
StatePublished - 2018

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PR-6A20-70813

Keywords

  • commercial buildings
  • demand charge
  • economics
  • energy storage
  • lithium-ion batteries
  • photovoltaics
  • PV
  • rate structure
  • REopt
  • solar
  • storage market

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