Economics and calculation
Energy storage economics for your site
Peak shaving, load shifting and lower billed capacity. We show what the effect is made of, an example calculation and a calculator. Equipment prices are not published; the calculation runs in the browser.
Revenue streams
How energy storage earns
Peak shaving
The storage covers peak load hours, and billed capacity goes down.
Load shifting
Charging during cheap night hours, discharging during expensive daytime tariff zones.
Backup for critical loads
Supplying critical lines during grid outages without starting a genset for short dips.
On-site generation
Joint operation with solar panels and gensets: higher self-consumption, less fuel.
Deferred or avoided grid connection
In constrained nodes, storage removes the need to wait for grid upgrades and pay for new capacity.
Grid-scale storage
Containers up to 5 MWh for grid companies and large sites: IEC 104 and IEC 61850 protocols.
Example
Example calculation: 2.5 MW / 5 MWh in Russia
Industrial consumer, discharge during scheduled peak hours, load shifting across time-of-day zones.
| Parameter | Price categories 4 and 6 | Price category 5 |
|---|---|---|
| System | 2.5 MW / 5 MWh | 2.5 MW / 5 MWh |
| Simple payback | about 3 years | 4.2 years |
| Discounted payback | 3.8 years | 7.6 years |
| IRR | 42.8% | lower, per calculation |
Example calculation as of 10.2026, not a commercial offer. In price categories 4 and 6 the effect is higher due to the network maintenance rate. Payback for your site depends on the load profile, tariff, region and delivery cost.
Calculator
Estimate for your site
Result
First-year benefit
Budget and payback
Simple payback ignores the time value of money; the discounted budget accounts for the discount rate, maintenance costs and battery ageing.
Calculation assumptions
Transparency
What is not included in the calculation
- Payment for primary frequency control: as of 10.2026 there is none in Russia.
- Revenue from exporting energy to the grid without a contract.
- Equipment prices: the turnkey cost is calculated on request for a specific site.
- The value of backup is calculated separately, based on the cost of downtime of your production.
Request
Tell us about your site
Peak and average load, hourly load profile for a year (if available), tariff and price category, site climate and the task: lower electricity costs, backup, grid connection or on-site generation. We will reply with a configuration, an indicative payback and a lead time.