Arbitrage the grid. Protect your peak. Boost your asset value.
Slashing peak demand charges and shifting energy consumption to off-peak hours creates a frictionless, low-risk NOI line for your property — with zero upfront capital requirement.
- 40–50%
- Of a commercial bill set by demand charges
- $0
- Owner capex, financed by NOI capital partners
- Up to 50%
- Installed cost covered by state incentives
The Energy Arbitrage Cycle: 24-Hour Load & Utility Rate Shift
- Demand without storage
- Demand with NOI storage
- Solar generation
- Utility rate ($/kWh)
One 15-minute spike prices the whole month. Storage removes it.
Without BESS
A single 15-minute HVAC or elevator spike sets the demand charge for the entire billing period — even if the building never touches that load again.
With NOI Storage
The battery discharges into every spike in milliseconds, holding the meter under a flat ceiling. The utility bills the flattened curve, not the outlier.
Three mechanisms, one operating-expense line item — and one NOI outcome.
Peak Demand Charge Shaving
- Concept
- Commercial utilities charge up to 40–50% of the bill based on a single 15-minute usage spike.
- Mechanism
- Intelligent battery energy storage discharges automatically during heavy equipment and HVAC power spikes, flattening the demand curve before the meter records it.
- Real estate impact
- Immediate reduction in common area operating expenses, driving dollar-for-dollar NOI growth.
Overnight Energy Arbitrage
- Concept
- Electricity rates swing between cheap off-peak night hours and high-cost peak daytime hours.
- Mechanism
- The system charges overnight at low Time-of-Use rates — or absorbs excess mid-day solar — then powers common areas and submetered units through the peak window.
- Real estate impact
- Maximizes the spread between your utility costs and tenant billings.
Grid Resilience & Utility Incentives
- Concept
- State programs such as CT Energy Storage Solutions and demand-response payouts fund up to 50% of BESS installation cost.
- Mechanism
- NOI enrolls your system in active dispatch programs, earning recurring performance checks from the utility on top of avoided cost.
- Real estate impact
- Unlocks the full revenue stack — solar, battery and EV charging — with no balance-sheet liability.
Model your battery NOI uplift.
Directional math on demand-charge reduction, TOU arbitrage and the capitalized value it adds at exit. Real numbers come from your utility bill.
- Monthly peak demand savings
- $612 /mo
- Annual NOI uplift
- $11,388 /yr
- Added asset value at exit (NOI ÷ 6.0% cap rate)
- $189,792
Plus $337/mo from TOU arbitrage — $949/mo combined.
One utility bill. Zero capex. No obligation.
$0 capex financing via NOI's capital partners. We handle permitting, utility interconnection agreements, automated battery management software, and monthly payouts via Stripe Connect.
What owners ask about storage.
Demand charges, dispatch, incentives, and how the uplift shows up at exit.
What exactly is a demand charge?+
Commercial utilities bill two things: the energy you consume (kWh) and the highest 15-minute power draw you hit during the period (kW). That single peak can drive 40–50% of the total bill, and it is priced off your worst quarter-hour of the month — not your average.
How does the battery know when to discharge?+
NOI's battery management software watches the meter in real time, forecasts load and tariff windows, and discharges automatically to hold the building under a target demand ceiling. No staff action, no manual scheduling.
Do I need solar first?+
No. Storage stands alone on demand-charge reduction and TOU arbitrage. Paired with rooftop solar it gets stronger — surplus mid-day generation charges the battery instead of being exported at low compensation rates.
Who pays for the system?+
NOI and its capital partners. You contribute no capex and take on no balance-sheet liability. State storage incentives and demand-response payouts offset a large share of installed cost, and NOI carries the rest.
How does this affect my asset value?+
Demand-charge reduction lands in common-area operating expenses, so it flows dollar-for-dollar into NOI. At a 6% cap rate, every $10,000 of annual NOI uplift represents roughly $167,000 of value at exit.
More questions? Read the full FAQ or talk to us.