Schaeffler Canada selected a Fluence Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for its manufacturing facility in Stratford, Ontario. The BESS system reduces electricity costs while lowering demand on the province’s electrical grid during times of peak usage.
Alltrade’s scope of work included the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction of the outdoor 4 MW–8 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). This behind-the-meter system includes the Fluence BESS technology with two 40’ battery containers and two 2 MVA 27.6 kV main power transformers.
This project was implemented by Schaeffler Canada as part of the Global Adjustment (GA) reduction under the Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) to curb peak energy demand. The ICI provides a strong incentive for large electricity consumers to shift their electricity consumption to off-peak hours to reduce their bills by about one-third. By reducing the province’s peak demand, ICI has the added benefit of deferring the need to build peaking generation.
