Energy Storage Solutions for Buildings & Communities

Improve Your Bottomline with Energy Storage

For commercial and industrial (C&I) building owners, batteries can increase storm preparedness by providing backup power when the grid goes down. As an added benefit, batteries provide an opportunity to manage your monthly peak electric demand costs, saving you money on blue-sky days.

If you install a battery alongside solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, you can charge when the sun is out, further increasing your opportunity for energy savings.

*Note that metering and billing differs for solar + battery customers and standalone storage customers. Contact Eversource or UI with questions.

The Energy Storage Solutions program provides both upfront and performance incentives to reduce the cost of installing battery storage systems.:

Upfront Incentives

Upfront incentives reduce up to 50% of the battery’s cost in exchange for allowing the battery to reduce electrical grid stress on summer days for 10 years.

*The current incentive structure will expire on April 1, 2026. It will be replaced with a performance-driven design to be announced soon.

Performance Incentives

Performance incentives are paid up to twice a year for 10 years based on how much average power the battery contributes to the grid during critical periods.

Incentives Add Up to Savings

Incentive Adders are available to Priority Customers

Small businesses

Critical facilities

Customers replacing fossil fuel generators

Grid Edge Customers

Incentive Rates*

*The current incentive structure will expire on April 1, 2026. It will be replaced with a performance-driven design to be announced soon.

Commercial and Industrial Upfront Incentive Rates ($/kWh)
	Small Commercial ($/kWh)	Medium Commercial ($/kWh)	Large Commercial ($/kWh)	Priority Customer Adder
Tranche 3 Step 1 Incentive (0-50 MW) (Current Step)	$182.00	$159.25	$91.00	+25%
Tranche 3 Step 2 Incentive (50-75 MW)	$164.00	$143.50	$82.00	+25%
Tranche 3 Step 3 Incentive (75-126.1 MW)	$146.00	$127.75	$73.00	+25%

Commercial and Industrial Performance Incentive Rates ($/kW)
	Years 1 – 5		Years 6 – 10
Season	Summer	Winter	Summer	Winter
Incentive	$200	$25	$115	$15

How it Works

Protecting your building from outages and strengthening Connecticut’s electrical grid is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1

Consider if your building would benefit most from solar, solar + battery, or a standalone battery system

2

Work with an Eligible Contractor to select Eligible Equipment that fits your needs.

3

Have your system installed and start reaping the benefits!