This session will explain how a battery energy storage system (BESS) can be deployed either as a standalone energy storage distributed energy resource or as part of a larger microgrid to address a variety of strategic use cases and goals across diverse federal facilities. Attendees will learn technical and engineering design strategies for sizing a BESS; understand how capital cost, investment, and impact depend on the technical need driving BESS sizing; and understand how the operations and maintenance (O&M) impacts of a BESS depend on the mission and geographic location.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:
- Evaluate how battery energy storage systems can support diverse use cases as standalone systems or within microgrids;
- Recognize how technical needs influence BESS capital cost and investment;
- Recognize how O&M impacts vary by mission and location for BESS deployments;
- Identify key technical and design strategies for properly sizing a BESS.