The Challenge

The developer had previously deployed the ETB Controller energy management system on two sites to shave peak demand at a 400,000-square-foot office supply manufacturer in Dickson, Tennessee. The end-customer had several other manufacturing facilities in Tennessee that include onsite fabrication, welding, painting, and forming and was searching for a storage solution to assist with mitigating a spikey load profile and high demand charges. The developer required a solution that delivered on time and provided support throughout the project’s lifecycle.

The Solution

Given the past success in commissioning and operating two systems utilizing ETB Controller with Acumen AI, the developer and end customer decided to purchase two more ESS solutions for their additional manufacturing facilities. ETB Controller with Acumen AI was integrated with two BYD CHESS units totaling 532kW and deployed at both facilities to optimally shave peaks and reduce the customer’s demand charges. The customer elected to utilize different energy storage hardware vendors in their previous deployments. By selecting Energy Toolbase, both the developer and host customer can analyze all of their ESS projects from one common monitoring interface through ETB Monitor.