A Solution for a Brighter Energy Future
A New and Innovative Opportunity for Customers
As the system operator, LUMA is responsible for helping to implement Puerto Rico’s public energy policy, including demand-reduction programs such as the “Customer Battery Energy Sharing” (CBES). The CBES is a next-generation pilot program designed to leverage customer battery storage systems to increase the supply of energy available to the electricity grid during peak demand periods, to improve day-to-day service reliability and minimize the impact of load shedding.
The CBES will be implemented by companies known as Aggregators, who will enable participating customers to export energy from the customer’s battery storage systems during times with generation shortage.
The CBES is now open for enrollment. To enroll in the program, all eligible customers must sign up through an approved Aggregator (see below).
This opportunity is available to residential and commercial customers that have a battery storage system connected to a photovoltaic system (PV) and are enrolled in LUMA’s Net Energy Metering Program. Customers cannot be enrolled with more than one aggregator at a time.
Participants in this pilot program will agree to supply some of the stored energy from their batteries to their home or to the grid during peak load conditions. All customers who participate will be compensated by their aggregator.
If LUMA forecasts that the following day’s power needs will exceed the available generation supply, a “CBES event” may be scheduled to make use of some of the renewable energy produced and stored by solar PV customers. CBES event occurs when all available generation resources are in use and the system is unable to meet forecasted energy requirements, as determined by LUMA in its responsibility as system operator. Each event only lasts a few hours.
Third-party aggregators, independent from LUMA, enroll customers and manage their participation. If an event must be initiated, aggregators are notified by LUMA. The aggregators then notify customers. Customers do not have to do anything, the aggregator manages the export of power from each enrolled battery system. Those systems send power from the customer’s batteries into their home or to the energy grid to increase overall supply. Only a portion of each customer’s stored energy will be exported during an event, to ensure the customer maintains a backup reserve. Customers may opt out of any event at any time with no penalty.
Participating customers will be compensated for the energy they provide from their battery during CBES events. Customers receive payment from their aggregator, which is dependent on the contract between the customer and the aggregator. Total payment may depend on the amount of energy provided by the customer’s battery during each event. This next-generation solution will contribute to better system reliability for all customers and incorporate clean, renewable energy into Puerto Rico’s electric grid.
To enroll in CBES, all eligible customers must sign up with an approved aggregator. The aggregators listed below have been approved by LUMA for participation in the CBES. Please contact one of our approved aggregators to enroll in the pilot program.
Phone: (787) 991-7007
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sunnova.com
Phone: (833) 324-5886
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sunrun.com
Phone: (818) 824-6363
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.sonnenconnectusa.com
For Aggregators
Companies interested in becoming an approved Aggregator must have the necessary capabilities and resources to:
If your company is interested, please email [email protected] for more information.