r/EnergyStorage • u/Vegetable_Day_6786 • 5d ago

"Bring your own batteries" model taking off in NYC

If you want to install a big battery in New York City, you have to cut through a notoriously tough tangle of regulations. That’s made it difficult to get large energy storage projects on the grid. 

Faced with those obstacles, some startups are getting creative, finding ways to use relatively small batteries in unexpected places, from induction stovetops to food carts. By deploying these more consumer-focused batteries, the companies are helping people directly, cutting pollution or power bills. And these units, while small on their own, could add up to a lot of capacity.

Source: MIT Tech Review's The Spark Newsletter

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u/mcot2222 5d ago

Surprised we dont see more appliances with integrated batteries.

The Bluetti/Jackary fridge specific products are quite popular.

You can also take an appliance far beyond standard power limits in most US households. Could be useful for examples like heating water using many kW vs ~1500 watts.

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u/bostongarden 5d ago

Anybody using Redox Flow Batteries?

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u/Vegetable_Day_6786 4d ago

I think they're too large for applications like these byob consumer/small-scale commercial ones. But looks like there's some work underway to bring RFBs to multi-family housing in NYC: https://edc.nyc/press-release/nycedc-announces-next-cohorts-climate-innovation-studios