Should Bess be a service provider?

BESS as a service provider should study both the technical and the economic feasibility of the system to be able to make investment decision. In Finland, the DSO has the metering and data delivery responsibility for other energy market participants, but this may not be the case for all European countries.

What is the difference between Bess and Bess as a service?

The differentiation of the various BESS solutions is not straightforward - from the customer point of view it may be a delivery of the technology where the customer owns the BESS or delivery as a service (BESS as a Service). The service options may differ from each other.

Who owns a Bess system?

It is found that, in addition to the service being provided by the BESS, the ownership of the system can vary: it can either be owned by the final consumer of electricity or by a third party who will provide the BESS as a service.

What enables Bess as a service business model?

The findings of the interviews are placed within the Finnish regulatory framework for storage and demand response services. It is concluded that the key enablers for the BESS as a service business model are a regulatory framework that allows stacked revenues and technological interoperability across a multi-customer business model.

What are the applications of Bess in a multi-customer environment?

Utilization of portfolio of revenue flows i.e. operation in multi-customer environment. One of the most promising applications of the BESS is the participation in frequency regulation FCR (Frequency Containment Reserves). The BESS can perform either FCR-N (in Normal operation) or FCR-D (in Disturbances), or both.

Who owns a Bess meter?

In these, storage is used for either ‘behind the meter’ solutions or to provide services to either the DSO or the TSO. Additionally, it is found that in some cases the BESS unit is owned by the final consumer while in other cases the BESS is provided as a service by a third party.