Battery storage for commercial ev charging

DC fast-charging sites are demand-charge dominated: a handful of simultaneous sessions can set the monthly peak. Buffered storage lets a site serve high-power charging on a smaller service.

Canadian BESS Snapshot

Application
Commercial EV charging
Typical peak reduction
45% of monthly peak demand
Typical duration
2 hours
System scale
LFP containerized, scaled to your site
Primary load drivers
Demand-charge dominance, Service capacity limits, Interconnection deferral, Charger uptime
Currency
CAD

Load drivers

  • Demand-charge dominance
  • Service capacity limits
  • Interconnection deferral
  • Charger uptime

Provincial examples (900 kW peak)

Recommended system
400 kW / 900 kWh
Estimated annual savings
$53,948
Simple payback
7.4 yr
BESS Opportunity Score
74 / 100
Recommended system
400 kW / 900 kWh
Estimated annual savings
$63,382
Simple payback
6.2 yr
BESS Opportunity Score
78 / 100
Recommended system
400 kW / 900 kWh
Estimated annual savings
$70,689
Simple payback
5.5 yr
BESS Opportunity Score
83 / 100

Illustrative — site-specific analysis required.