Battery Storage

Your load peaks cost you five figures per year, with no return.

A battery storage system from Ampere Dynamic caps load peaks automatically before the grid operator bills them in the demand charge.

Key Takeaways

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1. Lower costly load peaks Peak shaving saves CHF 108 per kW capped and year (median 2026, ElCom tariff data), often the single revenue source that covers the payback on its own.
2. Six simultaneous revenue sources One system delivers peak shaving, self-consumption optimisation, e-mobility booster, grid expansion avoidance, backup power, and flexibility marketing.
3. Self-consumption of 70–90% Intelligent PV surplus storage raises your self-consumption rate to 70–90%, so you use your own electricity at 20–30 Rp./kWh instead of feeding in at 3.9–10.3 Rp./kWh.
4. Safe, long-lasting LFP cells Lithium iron phosphate technology is inherently safe, cobalt-free, and rated for up to 8'000 cycles, IEC-certified, and available as outdoor container or indoor cabinet.
5. Payback in 4–6 years Turnkey from 100 kWh to the MWh range, with over 3 MWh cumulatively installed since 2020 and a typical payback period of 4–6 years.

Battery storage for commerce and industry in Switzerland is more than electricity storage. It is a controllable revenue source. Peak shaving reduces your demand charge by five-figure amounts per year. Self-consumption optimisation shifts surplus PV electricity into night shifts and off-peak periods. Grid expansion avoidance spares you the investment in new transformers. And as a backup power system, the storage protects your critical processes during grid outages.

We deliver industrial battery storage on a turnkey basis: from the profitability analysis through manufacturer-independent system selection to ongoing monitoring. To date, our systems use lithium iron phosphate technology (LFP), inherently safe, cobalt-free, up to 8’000 cycles, IEC-certified. As an outdoor container or indoor cabinet, controlled by an AI-based energy management system. At the same time, we continuously evaluate new cell chemistries and storage technologies to ensure you always receive the most economical solution.

Six revenue sources instead of one cost item

A correctly dimensioned industrial storage system generates value on multiple levels simultaneously:

• Peak shaving

  The storage automatically cuts your load peaks. Every kW capped for good lowers the demand charge by CHF 108 a year (median 2026, ElCom), so 100 kW by around CHF 10'800. Often the single biggest payback driver.

• Self-consumption optimisation

  Surplus PV electricity from the day is stored for the night shift or overcast days. Instead of feed-in at 3.9–10.3 Rp./kWh, you use your own electricity and avoid grid purchase at 20–30 Rp./kWh.

• E-mobility booster

  The storage buffers energy for fast-charging stations (HPC), without the need to expand your grid connection at considerable expense.

• Grid expansion avoidance

  During production expansions, the storage acts as a virtual grid extension, sparing you six-figure investments in transformers and supply lines.

• Backup power & UPS

  Millisecond switchover to battery operation during grid failure. Your servers, production lines and cold chains continue to run.

• Flexibility marketing

  Intelligent charging at favourable exchange prices and participation in the balancing energy market generate additional revenue.