{"id":18580,"date":"2025-05-14T09:56:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T07:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ventolines.nl\/?p=18580"},"modified":"2025-05-14T10:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T08:09:59","slug":"the-major-benefits-of-battery-storage-behind-the-meter-at-wind-farms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ventolines.nl\/en\/news\/the-major-benefits-of-battery-storage-behind-the-meter-at-wind-farms\/","title":{"rendered":"The major benefits of battery storage \u2018behind the meter\u2019 at wind farms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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From a policy perspective, there is much attention for electricity storage in solar parks but hardly any for batteries in wind farms. This is remarkable because the business case for batteries in wind is even more attractive than that for batteries in solar. This is because the advantage of charging from wind is greater. However, there is often a lack of adequate government policy for that combination. NedZero and Ventolines jointly advocate for more government attention to this.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cNot everyone sees the potential of behind-the-meter battery storage yet. It\u2019s striking how much attention goes to installing batteries with solar, and how little with wind farms. While the revenue model for batteries at wind farms is far superior to that of solar or standalone batteries.\u201d
<\/em>Rens Savenije, Commercial Director at Ventolines<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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What Does \u2018Behind-the-Meter\u2019 Mean?<\/h3>\n

The concept of ‘behind-the-meter’ refers<\/a>\u00a0to energy generation, storage, and consumption that take place behind a single grid connection \u2014 in other words, behind the electricity meter. This allows operators to control both the quantity and the timing of electricity fed into or drawn from the public grid.<\/p>\n

For instance, during times of high grid congestion, sustainably generated electricity can be stored in batteries and later fed into the grid when there is more capacity available.<\/p>\n

For grid operators and governments, this deferred load (load shifting) offers several advantages. It reduces strain on the grid during peak periods and helps to prevent grid congestion. This creates additional grid capacity, enabling more users to be connected.<\/p>\n

The key advantage of the battery is that it avoids having to draw electricity from the public grid. In the Netherlands, all electricity consumers pay grid transmission fees. By charging the battery behind the meter \u2014 directly from the wind farm \u2014 these costly transmission charges are avoided. Additionally, the costs of the grid connection and contracted grid capacity are shared. For operators of behind-the-meter batteries at wind or solar farms, this leads to significant cost savings \u2014 especially at wind farms.<\/p>\n

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It is a smart combination of wind energy and storage that both optimizes wind production and provides financial benefits for the battery operator.Why Is the Business Case for Wind-plus-Battery So Strong?<\/h3>\n

The cost savings in the wind-plus-battery combination are greater than in the solar-plus-battery setup because wind farms have much higher full-load hours. This allows batteries to be charged more frequently from wind and transmission costs can almost entirely be avoided.<\/p>\n

This is demonstrated, for example, by the 90 MW battery project\u00a0<\/span>Dronter Energie Opslag<\/a> at Windplan Groen \u2014 a cluster of 11 wind farms in Eastern Flevoland with a total capacity of 515 MW. Ventolines supports the project behind the meter on the closed distribution system (<\/span>CDS<\/a> Groen). Een slimme combinatie van windenergie en opslag die de productie van windparken optimaliseert en tegelijkertijd financi\u00eble voordelen oplevert voor de batterij-exploitant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benefits at a glance:<\/p>\n