How to choose the right business battery for your business?

A business battery helps you use energy better. You store energy when it is cheap or when your solar panels generate more than you use. You can use this energy later. This reduces peak loads and gives you more control over your energy costs. But how do you decide which battery is best for your business? Shift to Solar advises you in this article. 

What is a business battery?

A business battery is a system that stores energy. This can be energy that you generate yourself or that you purchase at a favourable rate. You can use this energy later when it is most beneficial to you. For example, during peak hours or if the electricity grid fails.

Key benefits of a battery:

• Lower energy costs: Use stored energy and avoid high peak loads.
• Reliability: Make sure your business keeps running, even during power outages.
• Energy efficiency: Use more of your self-generated solar energy.

A battery makes your energy management more flexible and reduces your dependence on external suppliers.

What should you look out for when choosing a battery?

Choosing a battery requires a good fit with your business needs. These factors will help you make a smart choice:

1. Storage capacity
   How much energy a battery can store depends on your consumption and power generation. For small businesses, a 3 kWh battery may be enough. Larger companies often opt for systems with a capacity of 50 kWh or more.
2. Speed of charging and discharging
   This determines how fast the battery can store and release energy. Companies with many peak loads benefit from a system that can discharge quickly.
3. Available space
   Batteries take up space. Larger systems are usually installed outdoors. Smaller systems can be installed indoors if there is enough space there.
4. Costs and payback period
   The investment in a battery varies. Subsidies and tax breaks help to reduce costs. The payback period is usually between five and 10 years.
5. Suitability for existing systems
   Make sure the battery works well with your current installations. For example, with solar panels or charging stations.

The advantages of a battery in combination with other solutions

A battery works optimally when you combine it with other energy solutions. Think of solar panels or a solar carport. This combination will help you get more out of your investment.

• Full utilisation of solar energy: Use the energy you generate during the day later, when you need it.
• Charging electric vehicles: Charge vehicles with stored energy and save costs.
• Stability and continuity: A battery helps you absorb peak loads and stabilise your grid.

This combination makes your business more efficient and reduces your energy costs.

Subsidies and tax benefits

The government encourages companies to use energy storage. Various schemes make a battery more financially attractive. Commonly used grants are:

• EIA (Energy Investment Allowance): With this, you deduct 45.5% of your expenses from your taxable profit.
• SPRILA grant: Receive up to €80 per kWh for batteries linked to charging stations.
• SDE++: Get 15-year allowance for power generation.
• KIA (Small Scale Investment Allowance): Benefit from an additional tax deduction of up to 28%.

Shift to Solar helps you make maximum use of these schemes.

How Shift to Solar supports you

Shift to Solar provides batteries to suit every type of business. Whether you run a small business or a large industrial complex, we offer tailor-made solutions. Our batteries range from 3 to 215 kWh, depending on your needs and requirements.

Our approach:

1. Opinion: We will analyse your energy consumption and advise you on the best options.
2. Design: We design a system that suits your business.
3. Licences: We arrange the necessary permits, saving you time.
4. Installation: Our certified technicians ensure safe and fast installation.
5. Configuration: The system is optimised to improve your energy management.
6. Maintenance and monitoring: We offer maintenance options to ensure top performance.

With our approach, the whole process becomes simple and hassle-free.

Schedule a no-obligation consultation or request a quote now

A business battery helps you use energy smarter. It lowers your costs, gives you more control and makes you less dependent on the grid. Whether you have a small business or run a large enterprise, Shift to Solar offers a solution that works. Want to know what a battery can do for your business? Schedule a non-binding consultation in or request a quote. Our experts are ready to help you. Together, we will ensure more efficient and sustainable energy management.