SOLUTIONS
Solar + Storage
Combine Storage with Solar for Greater Impact
The dramatic growth of solar has created opportunities for businesses, developers and utilities to benefit from affordable clean energy. Adding storage to a solar project provides control over solar generation and allows energy to be used when it’s most valuable.
Storage systems can be added to existing solar projects or can be built at the same time as a new solar system. Over time, if projects expand to include new renewables, EV charging stations, fuel cells, or other assets, the storage system will operate as a central command center to manage and optimize all resources. Stem’s Athena software is the analytical engine behind this process.
Stem services include:
System Design & Engineering
Warranty & Preventative Maintenance Plan Management
Supply Chain Management & Procurement
O&M Reporting
Solar+Storage Value Stream Optimization
Program Enrollment & Incentive Management
Stem’s Unmatched Experience Helps Double Your Project Value
As the market leader in energy storage, Stem has unmatched experience in solar plus storage deployments. Our Athena smart energy software optimizes and automates interactions between solar, storage, and the grid, bringing our customers more savings and greater project ROI.
Maximize Solar Project ROI
Storage’s ability to “time-shift” solar is key for developers seeking to maximize ROI from solar projects. Storage makes solar dispatchable, enabling it to earn more revenue in wholesale markets. For businesses, solar by itself reduces total costs on a utility bill, while storage reduces expensive demand charges and protects the value of the solar investment against shifting rate structures.
Achieve Sustainability Goals
Battery storage enables you to use solar power even when the PV system is not actively generating due to time of day or weather conditions. This flexibility reduces your overall reliance on fossil fuels and can help attain long- and short-term sustainability goals.
Enable Clean Backup Power
Pairing solar with storage greatly improves the ability of solar power to provide clean backup power in the event of a grid outage. Stem’s Athena software optimizes any viable combination of onsite energy resources, including solar PV, to help customers achieve the energy resilience they want.
Storage’s ability to “time-shift” solar is key for developers seeking to maximize ROI from solar projects. Storage makes solar dispatchable, enabling it to earn more revenue in wholesale markets. For businesses, solar by itself reduces total costs on a utility bill, while storage reduces expensive demand charges and protects the value of the solar investment against shifting rate structures.
Battery storage enables you to use solar power even when the PV system is not actively generating due to time of day or weather conditions. This flexibility reduces your overall reliance on fossil fuels and can help attain long- and short-term sustainability goals.
Pairing solar with storage greatly improves the ability of solar power to provide clean backup power in the event of a grid outage. Stem’s Athena software optimizes any viable combination of onsite energy resources, including solar PV, to help customers achieve the energy resilience they want.
Featured Case Study: University Campus
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa Junior College is deploying solar plus storage to significantly reduce energy costs and demand charges, while supporting its sustainability goals. Powered by Athena, Stem’s energy storage system optimizes automatic deployment of stored energy, reducing grid demand and shielding the college from unnecessary costs.
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Location:
Santa Rosa, CA
System Size:
1.3MW plus 2.6MW solar PV
