Grid capacity & congestion

Behind-the-meter generation

Own generation and storage behind the meter cut the measured peak before it reaches the grid. The contracted capacity does not fall with it, so the saving is only complete once the contracted transport capacity is revised to match the new profile.

What generation changes, and what it does not

The peak falls, the contract does not

Below is an illustrative day of what the grid connection sees once own generation and storage carry part of the load. The measured peak drops to the lower line; the contracted capacity above it stays where it was.

Illustrative example, not a real client report

The situation

Picture a connection that used to touch its contracted limit most afternoons. Solar and a battery now cover the middle of the day, so the measured peak falls straight away. The contracted transport capacity does not move on its own, and the connection is still billed on it.

Measured peak, before150 kW

Measured peak, after95 kW

Contracted transport capacity160 kW, unchanged

Still billed onBoth components

The meter sees it immediately

Midday grid import sits at 60 kW because generation and storage carry the load before it reaches the connection. The measured peak follows straight away.

The contracted figure does not follow

The connection is still contracted at 160 kW and still charged on it. That half of the saving arrives only when the contracted transport capacity is revised down to match the new profile.

Figures are illustrative, built to show the method. They are not measurements from an actual connection.

How we approach it

From question to execution

01
We take your load profile and the capacity of your connection.
02
We calculate which combination of generation and storage caps your peaks.
03
We test the case including self-consumption, feed-in and grid tariffs.
04
We steer the installations afterwards so they do what the case assumed.

What it yields

This is what changes for you

Peaks capped before they reach the grid
Lower grid costs and more self-consumption
Generation and storage steered as one system

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