Manufacturing Company Deploys Acumen EMS™ Controls at New 500,000 Square-Foot Facility in Missouri
Entegrity Energy Partners, a Little Rock-based solar development company, was searching for a solution to reduce energy consumption and shave demand peaks at a manufacturing facility committed to sustainability and energy efficiency. The Entegrity Energy Partners team looked to Energy Toolbase for an integrated solution to manage both the hardware and software components necessary for a smooth and organized installation.
How an Energy Management System (EMS) Makes Decisions for an Energy Storage System
An energy management system (EMS) plays a crucial role in optimizing the performance and utilization of an energy storage system (ESS) and determining the most effective dispatch strategy for the system.
The Importance of Software Selection to Energy Storage Systems
It’s no secret that software selection and reliability are critical to the return on investment (ROI) for energy storage projects. An energy storage system’s (ESS) performance depends on the quality of the system’s modeling, forecasting, and control capabilities, meaning that your software’s specifications can determine the success (or lack thereof) of your projects.
An Explanation of Demand Response and Demand Response Programs
What is Demand Response? Demand response is a common term that renewable developers, and those in the renewable energy space, hear more frequently.
Energy Toolbase and Arch Solar Deploy Storage System with Acumen EMS™ on 40-Acre Senior Community Center in Wisconsin
Energy Toolbase has deployed its Acumen EMS™ controls software on an energy storage system installed by Arch Solar, a Top Solar Contractor based in Plymouth, Wisconsin. In 2022, Arch Solar installed the BYD Chess unit, equipped with Acumen EMS for a 40-acre senior community center in Sheboygan…
40-acre Senior Community Center deploys BYD energy storage system paired with Acumen EMS™ under Wisconsin’s Office of Energy Innovation grant
Arch Electric, a Wisconsin-based solar company, was searching for a solution that would reduce the current energy and demand at a senior center that was placing sustainability at the forefront. Having already been modeling the project in the ETB Developer platform, the Arch Electric team turned to ETB to provide the all-in-one solution that encompassed the hardware and software components needed, making for a smooth, simple, and efficient installation.
Nexamp Deploys Acumen EMS™ at a Solar Farm to Mitigate Demand Charges and Decrease Utility Costs for Local Residents
Nexamp, an industry-leading developer in the Northeast, was looking to add an energy storage system to one of its several front-of-the-meter community solar farms in Massachusetts. Energy Toolbase was able to provide an all-in-one, DC-coupled energy storage system comprised of four Sungrow units, controlled entirely by Acumen EMS™ software totaling 1,000 kilowatts (kW).
Nexamp and Energy Toolbase Deploy Front-of-the-Meter Energy Storage System in Massachusetts
Energy Toolbase and Nexamp have deployed a front-of-the-meter energy storage system as part of one of Nexamp’s solar + storage projects in Massachusetts . Nexamp, a Boston -based solar and energy storage company, commissioned a Sungrow energy storage system comprised of four units, fully integrated with Energy Toolbase’s Acumen EMS™ …
Energy Toolbase and Sunshine Deploy Storage System with Acumen EMS™ at Pharmaceutical Lab in Costa Rica
Energy Toolbase has deployed its Acumen EMS™ controls software on an energy storage system with Sunshine, a Costa Rica -based solar development company. Sunshine installed the BYD Chess unit integrated with Acumen EMS for Laboratorios Calox, a pharmaceutical facility in San José, Costa Rica.
Energy Toolbase’s 2022 by the Numbers
What a year 2022 was for Energy Toolbase. We are looking forward to 2023 and are excited to help developers continue to model, control, and monitor their solar + storage projects with our software tools. While we are enthusiastic and forward-looking, we also want to take a moment to review 2022’s successes by numbers.