The short answer
Often, yes. Cool rooms and cold stores run all night, so a battery lets your midday solar keep running them after dark. It also trims the demand charges set when compressors start, and keeps stock cold during an outage. Whether it pays depends on your tariff and loads, so we model it on your interval data first.
Refrigeration runs around the clock
Solar alone covers the daytime refrigeration load, but a cool room keeps running all night. A commercial battery stores midday solar and runs the compressors after dark, so more of the load is on your own power.
Demand charges
On many business tariffs, part of the bill is set by your highest demand in the month, often when several compressors start at once. A battery covers those peaks, which can cut the demand charge as well as the energy.
Commercial batteries for rural sitesKeeping stock cold in an outage
A battery set up for backup keeps the cool rooms running when the grid fails, and your solar recharges it during the day. For long outages it can work alongside your generator.
How we work out if it pays
- Your interval data, showing use every half hour
- Your tariff, including demand charges
- Your refrigeration and other loads through the year
- What an outage costs you in lost stock
