Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy

ISSN 2196-5625 CN 32-1884/TK

Co-optimization of Behind-the-meter and Front-of-meter Value Streams in Community Batteries
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1.University of Melbourne, Parkville 2010 ,Victoria, Australia;2.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester ,Manchester, U.K.

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    Community batteries (CBs) are emerging to support and even enable energy communities and generally help consumers, especially space-constrained ones, to access potential techno-economic benefits from storage and support local grid decarbonization. However, the economic viability of CB projects is often uncertain. In this regard, typical feasibility studies assess CB value for behind-the-meter (BTM) operation or wholesale market participation, i.e., front-of-meter (FOM). This work proposes a novel techno-economic operational framework that allows systematic assessment of the different options and introduces a two-meter architecture that co-optimizes both BTM and FOM benefits. A real CB project application in Australia is used to demonstrate the significant two-meter co-optimization opportunities that could enhance the business case of CB and energy communities by multi-service provision and value stacking.

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  • Received:October 02,2023
  • Revised:January 18,2024
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  • Online: March 27,2024
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