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Moment Energy provides a clean, affordable, and reliable battery energy storage system (BESS) by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries.
Learn how to leverage commercial energy storage to reduce operational expenses and increase site resilience.
For many industrial and manufacturing sites, peak demand charges are contributing to 30-70% of monthly energy costs. To control volatile energy prices and unpredictable grid disruptions, battery energy storage systems (BESS) can be key to improving industrial plant power reliability.
Leverage insights from Gurmesh Sidhu, CPO and Co-founder of Moment Energy, and Jacob Bieling, a Principal at AES Engineering, as they discuss energy storage applications for the manufacturing sector and technical details for getting started. Combined with B.C. Hydro’s incentive programs, B.C. businesses have an opportunity to reduce peak demand charges, insulate operations from costly grid disruptions, and unlock more power for facility expansion without waiting years for utility upgrades.
The BC Hydro Energy Storage Incentive (ESI) program played a crucial role in enabling this project to implement a Moment Energy battery energy storage system (BESS). By financing 80% of the project cost, the ESI program facilitated the customer’s ability to adopt energy storage technology and reduce their energy costs.
Limited Transformer Capacity
The site's current power capacity is 1250 kW, with plans to upgrade to 1750 kW. However, the remaining 56 kW (56 kVA) capacity is a major obstacle to electrification. Upgrading transformer capacity can take multiple years, adding further delays to meeting the site's power needs.
Peak Demand for Electricity
To participate in BC Hydro's Energy Storage Incentive (ESI) Program, the customer needed a BESS capable of shifting or shedding loads to reduce constraints on the grid during winter months.
Moment Energy’s Luna BESS provides clean, affordable, and reliable power.
750 kVA BESS
Moment Energy recommended a 750 kVA BESS, with 400 kVA nominated for the BC Hydro ESI program and the rest for the customer's operations.
Energy Management System
The Luna BESS was integrated with an EMS to support the facility's two MVA transformer and manage participation in demand response events.
Remote Support & Maintainance
Moment Energy will provide ten years of remote support and maintenance for the Luna BESS, ensuring its optimal performance and reliability.
The BC Hydro Energy Storage Incentive (ESI) program played a crucial role in enabling this project to implement a Moment Energy battery energy storage system (BESS). By financing 80% of the project cost, the ESI program facilitated the customer’s ability to adopt energy storage technology and reduce their energy costs.
Project Cost Funded by BC Hydro
Participation in the BC Hydro ESI Program resulted in significant cost reduction for the project. The customer received financial incentives for nominating capacity to reduce loads from the BC Hydro grid during the winter months.
Additional Power
The Luna BESS deployment provided an additional 750 kVA of available power, addressing the transformer capacity constraint and facilitating future electrification efforts at the facility.
Reduce Peak Demand Charges
Discover how a BESS can reduce your facility's peak demand charges by up to 50%.
Enhance Operational Resilience
Integrate reliable backup power to prevent costly downtime during grid disruptions.
Future-Proof Your Facility
Find out how energy storage can help you expand operations and electrify without expensive and time-consuming grid upgrades.
