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Course Overview
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are rapidly becoming essential infrastructure for electric utilities, offering solutions to multiple operational and financial challenges.
In this 20-minute course, you’ll learn what BESS are, how they work, and five primary use cases that deliver measurable business value. These range from deferring expensive infrastructure projects to generating new revenue streams.
Whether you’re presenting to stakeholders, evaluating investment opportunities, or planning future grid operations, this course will equip you with the knowledge to discuss how BESS can be used to benefit a utility.
- Define what BESS are and three of their key capabilities
- Identify five primary BESS use cases and their business value
There is a 10-question course assessment quiz at the end. To earn a passing score for the course, you’ll need to answer at least 8 of the 10 questions correctly.