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. Even more beneficial, batteries provide an opportunity to manage your monthly peak 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.
Incentives Add Up to Savings
The Energy Storage Solutions program provides both upfront and performance incentives to reduce the cost of installing battery storage systems.:
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.
Performance incentives are paid twice a year for 10 years based on how much average power the battery contributes to the grid during critical periods.
Incentive adders are available to Priority Customers:
- Small businesses
- Critical facilities – as defined by PURA
- Customers replacing fossil fuel generators
- Grid Edge Customers
Incentive Rates (Updated 12/4/24)
| 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 |
Get Started
Protecting your building from outages and strengthening Connecticut’s electrical grid is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
- Consider if your building would benefit most from solar, solar + battery, or a standalone battery system
- Work with an Eligible Contractor to select Eligible Equipment that fits your needs.
- Have your system installed and start reaping the benefits!
Resources
- Energy Storage for Buildings Flyer
- More Program Resources
Still have questions? Fill out the form below to contact the Energy Storage Solutions team.
Connecticut’s Battery Storage Program Implements Changes to Increase Accessibility and Adoption Among Residents
Maximum residential upfront incentive increases from $7,500 to $16,000; incentives for underserved and low-income households and multifamily affordable housing properties also expanded. HARTFORD, Conn. (January
