BATTERY STORAGE
STORE ENERGY. REDUCE COST.
BUILD RESILIENCE.
Battery energy storage is becoming essential to commercial energy strategy. GEC designs and installs systems that deliver measurable financial returns while improving operational resilience.
Our engineering team evaluates your load profile, utility rate structure, and solar production to design a system optimized for your goals — demand charge reduction, solar optimization, backup power, or all three.
KEY BENEFITS
WHY BATTERY STORAGE?
DEMAND CHARGE REDUCTION
Battery systems reduce peak demand charges — often the largest line item on a commercial electric bill — by discharging stored energy during peak demand windows.
SOLAR OPTIMIZATION
Pair storage with solar to capture excess daytime production and deploy it during evening peaks. Maximize your solar investment.
GRID RESILIENCE & BACKUP
Protect critical operations from outages. Battery systems provide seamless backup power for essential loads during utility disruptions.
TIME-OF-USE ARBITRAGE
Charge during low-cost off-peak hours. Discharge during expensive peak periods. Lower your effective electricity rate.
Commercial and industrial BESS design and integration
AC-coupled and DC-coupled configurations
Behind-the-meter and front-of-meter applications
Demand charge management programming
Utility interconnection and grid services enrollment
Integration with existing solar systems
Remote monitoring and performance optimization
Incentive program enrollment (ITC, MACRS, ComEd programs)
WHO WE SERVE
IDEAL USE CASES
Industrial Manufacturers
Reduce demand charges and protect production lines from outages.
Commercial & Institutional Facilities
Hospitals, business parks, shopping centers, universities. Lower operating costs and improve resilience.
Municipal Facilities
Backup power for critical infrastructure. Demand cost reduction for public buildings.
Solar + Storage
Maximize ROI on existing or new solar installations with paired storage.
HOW WE WORK
END-TO-END BESS
Engineering, procurement, construction — under one roof.
Site Analysis & Load Profiling
Load profiling. Demand patterns. We determine power rating (kW) and storage duration (kWh) for your use case.
Engineering & Design
Licensed P.E. design. Battery chemistry, inverters, controls, switchgear, interconnection. Integrates with existing infrastructure.
Permitting & Incentives
Utility coordination. Regulatory compliance. ITC, MACRS, ComEd programs. We handle it.
Procurement
Technology selection matched to your application. Manufacturer relationships. Supply chain that stays on schedule.
Construction & Commissioning
In-house installation. Rigorous commissioning. EMS integration. Charge/discharge optimization.
Monitoring & Maintenance
Real-time performance tracking. Dispatch optimization as operations evolve, and ongoing maintenance for life of system.