Commercial & Industrial

Battery storage for factories and industrial sites

Factories and industrial sites typically run long operating hours with predictable load profiles, often pay demand charges and frequently have rooftop space for solar. Battery storage fits naturally into that picture. Raylin Energy assesses factory and industrial sites from 200 kWh to 10 MWh, on the same 261 kWh all-in-one liquid-cooled platform we scale from a single cabinet to multi-megawatt-hour systems. Raylin Energy is the EPC general contractor: we sign the project contract and stay your single accountable party for equipment, design, commissioning oversight and after-sales, with construction delivered by qualified, licensed Australian subcontractors we select and manage.

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200 kWh–10 MWhProject range

NSW · VIC · QLDActive states

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Where it fits

Factories where battery storage pays back fastest

The strongest candidates share three traits: high electricity cost as a share of revenue, predictable operating hours, and some flexibility about when electricity is consumed.

Food processing

Refrigeration, mixers, packaging lines. Long hours, demand charges, predictable load.

Meat processing

Continuous refrigeration. Strong demand-cap and backup case.

Cold storage

24/7 refrigeration. Battery backup avoids product loss and costly restart cycles.

Manufacturing

Shifts, motors, processes. Demand charges dominate the bill.

Packaging

High-throughput lines. Battery sized to the consistent daily peak.

Plastics

Process heating, extruders, injection moulding. Energy intensity is the opportunity.

Building materials

Crushing, kilns, batching. Heavy demand charges matter at scale.

Warehousing

Material handling, charging, lighting. Solar covers daytime; battery covers the rest.

Why the 261 kWh cabinet

One product, three factory scales

Factories do not need exotic battery architectures — they need a cabinet that holds up to continuous load and can be added to as the site grows. The 261 kWh all-in-one liquid-cooled cabinet we supply to Australian sites is the same unit our manufacturing partner has delivered at multi-megawatt-hour scale on industrial projects in China, from a single cabinet behind a smaller line up to 28 cabinets on a 7.3 MWh site. Three typical configurations cover the bulk of Australian factory enquiries.

1–2 cabinets 200–500 kWh · small factory

A single shift or two, demand charges above 80 kVA. Often the first step for a small factory before a rooftop solar retrofit is added later. Sized to cap the recurring demand peak, not to cover a full shift.

4–8 cabinets 1–2 MWh · mid factory

Continuous operation or two shifts, refrigeration plus process load. Sized to cap the demand peak and shift consumption into the off-peak window on time-of-use tariffs. This is the most common factory scale we quote.

10–20 cabinets 2.5–5 MWh · large industrial

24/7 refrigeration, meat or food processing, large cold storage. Requires a full network connection study, protection coordination and staged commissioning. Reference projects on the same platform are in the case library on the commercial battery storage page.

What to look at first

Three signals that you should at least ask

You do not need to commit to a battery to find out whether one would help. Three things on your existing bill tell you most of what you need to know.

Demand charge Is there a $/kW line on your bill?

If yes, look at the kVA or kW figure. This is the number your battery would aim to cap. Many Australian commercial tariffs charge more per kW of peak demand than per kWh of energy — sometimes dramatically more.

Time-of-use Are you on a peak / shoulder / off-peak tariff?

If yes, look at the peak period price (often 3 pm–9 pm on weekdays) and the off-peak price. The gap is the value a battery can capture by shifting consumption from peak to off-peak.

Operating hours When does the site actually run?

Single-shift vs 24/7 changes the answer significantly. A 24/7 refrigeration site has a different optimum than a single-shift manufacturing site. Send us your operating hours and we will tell you what shifts.

Process

How a factory project works

Step 1

You submit

The assessment form takes about five minutes. Your latest electricity bill, your site address, your operating hours and the one-line description of what the factory does. Send the bill as PDF or photo — a photograph is fine.

Step 2

Charlene replies

Charlene (Director, Australia Business Development & Operations) reads your enquiry and replies from charlene@raylin-energy.com within one business day. A first-pass sizing range and a list of any follow-up questions.

Step 3

We assess your bill & load

We analyse your tariff, demand profile, and operating hours against published NSW / VIC / QLD program criteria where one applies. If a full assessment is not justified at this stage, we tell you — and explain what would change that.

Step 4

We send a written proposal

After a short call: written sizing recommendation, indicative pricing, published-program incentive guidance, and a project timeline. Everything in writing so you can compare side-by-side with other options.

Step 5

We supply + your installer installs

Once terms are agreed, we mobilise the equipment and our selected Australian construction subcontractor. Network connection approval is managed end-to-end (Ausgrid / Endeavour / Essential Energy in NSW, Citipower / United in VIC, Energex / Ergon in QLD). You deal with one contract — ours.

Step 6

Commission & handover

Commissioning, protection settings, and the documentation your electrical contractor and the DNSP need. We do not employ in-house Australian installation crews — every site is built by accredited local partners working under our project management.

Start with your electricity bill

Note on promises. We do not claim to employ in-house Australian installation crews. We do not guarantee government incentive outcomes. We do not give payback figures before we have seen a bill. See the commercial battery storage page for the full list.

Send us your bill

A free assessment starts with your latest electricity bill and a short conversation. We reply within one business day.

Request a project assessment Email Charlene

Other commercial & industrial pages

Each page focuses on a different entry point — choose the one that matches your situation.

Battery storage

Official policy reference. The Peak Shifting (BESS5) category is published on the NSW Energy Savings Scheme site: Peak Shifting (BESS5) · PDRS Rule and BESS5 requirements. The scheme site is the source of record; we summarise the criteria for planning.