New Energy Storage Scenarios on the User Side: Exploring Diversified Applications from Factories to Shopping Malls

Created on 11.04
On the top floor of the shopping mall, a row of energy storage cabinets operates quietly. They not only charge when electricity costs are low and discharge when electricity costs are high, but they can also provide support when the power grid is in need, becoming the "capillaries" of the urban power system.
At Shantou Kaixuan Packaging Co., Ltd. in Guangdong, a 400kW/860kWh energy storage system effectively compensates for grid fluctuations, preventing equipment damage and production stoppages caused by instantaneous power outages.In the Shiyuan Times Square in Chenzhou, Hunan, a 1100kW/2365kWh energy storage project ensures the stable operation of numerous merchant equipment within the mall, significantly reducing electricity costs.I'm sorry, but it seems that the source text you provided is empty. Please provide the content you would like me to translate.
These seemingly disparate scenarios collectively reveal that user-side energy storage is transitioning from traditional factories to diversified application scenarios such as commercial buildings, parks, and data centers, becoming a new choice for enterprises to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and enhance energy resilience.

01 Market Status: User-side Energy Storage Enters a Period of Rapid Growth

In 2025, user-side energy storage experienced explosive growth. According to data from the Zhongguancun Energy Storage Industry Technology Alliance, in August 2025, the newly installed capacity of domestic user-side energy storage reached 408.3MW/894.3MWh, representing year-on-year increases of 124% and 137%, and month-on-month increases of 66% and 73%.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like to have translated into English.
From the perspective of regional distribution, the East China region has become the most active market for user-side energy storage, with the number of newly commissioned projects accounting for half of the national total.Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Zhejiang account for 84% of the newly registered user-side energy storage projects in the country, remaining the primary market for user-side energy storage.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like to have translated into English.
On the technical route, lithium iron phosphate batteries dominate absolutely, with the installed power scale share reaching 98.7% in August.Meanwhile, all-vanadium flow battery and other long-duration energy storage technologies are accelerating their implementation on the user side, with the two all-vanadium flow battery energy storage projects that went into operation in August achieving an average energy storage duration of 4.19 hours.The source text appears to be empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.
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The installed capacity of newly operational new energy storage projects in China from January to August 2025.

02 Industrial Applications: From Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement to Power Security

In the industrial sector, user-side energy storage is evolving from a mere tool for peak-valley arbitrage to a key facility for ensuring production continuity.
The 600kW/1290kWh energy storage project of Jiangsu Desheng Special Textile, based on the characteristics of electricity demand in the textile process, not only reduces electricity costs through peak-valley arbitrage but also provides stable power support for the enterprise.During peak electricity usage periods, the energy storage system effectively smooths out the peak-to-valley difference, ensuring the stable operation of the production line.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like me to translate.
The user-side energy storage projects in Jiangsu are showing a trend towards "larger" developments. By August 2025, the number of user-side energy storage projects exceeding 100 megawatts, such as the 350MW/700MWh user-side energy storage project in the Xinyi Economic Development Zone of Jiangsu, will account for over 10%, a significant increase compared to the same period last year.These large-scale projects further enhance the economic viability of energy storage through economies of scale.
In high energy-consuming industries, the emergency power supply role of energy storage is becoming increasingly prominent. By July 2025, the proportion of user-side energy storage projects in high energy-consuming enterprises such as chemicals, cement, and metallurgy will reach 40%.In these production environments that cannot withstand power fluctuations, energy storage systems have become the "safety net" for ensuring continuous production.

03 Commercial Buildings: Deep Integration of Energy Storage and Building Energy Management

The commercial complex is another important scenario for energy storage applications on the user side.
The COFCO · Futian Joy City in Futian District, Shenzhen, has a total construction area of approximately 200,000 square meters. It is an intelligent business office complex that integrates high-end research and development offices, headquarters buildings, elite residences, and community supporting commercial facilities.A 50kW/103kWh Ener Hexon™ Smart 100 solar storage integrated smart distributed energy storage system is configured here, paired with rooftop photovoltaic power generation equipment to achieve self-consumption of electricity.I'm sorry, but it seems that the source text you provided is empty. Please provide the content you would like me to translate.
The value of this system lies not only in peak shaving and valley filling, reducing electricity costs, but also in providing backup power functionality, supporting black start, and achieving seamless off-grid switching within milliseconds during power outages, thus providing a solid guarantee for the stable power supply of commercial complexes.I'm sorry, but it seems that the source text you provided is empty. Please provide the text you would like me to translate.
In the Yancheng Yining Energy Science and Technology Innovation Industrial Park, the smart operation system can finely control equipment such as air conditioning and lighting, ensuring that every 1 yuan of electricity cost is used "where it matters."This type of project demonstrates the enormous potential for the deep integration of energy storage and building energy management systems.

04 Microgrids and Virtual Power Plants: The Value Enhancement of User-Side Energy Storage

The intelligent microgrid is bringing user-side energy storage into a broader application realm.
In the laboratory of Zhangjiagang Huachang Energy Technology Co., Ltd., the electric energy generated during the testing operation of multiple new hydrogen fuel cells is incorporated into the daily operations of the enterprise through a microgrid.This microgrid system, which includes a 915 kW hydrogen power generation system, photovoltaic, energy storage, and other equipment, can generate up to 135,000 kWh of electricity annually through hydrogen-light complementary, meeting nearly 30% of the company's electricity demand.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.
State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power has focused on five major application scenarios: vehicle-network interaction, building energy efficiency, intelligent manufacturing, park source-network-load-storage, and microgrid collaboration, actively creating typical paradigms.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like me to translate.
The construction of virtual power plants provides a new value realization path for distributed user-side energy storage. In Suzhou, the comprehensive smart zero-carbon power plant aggregates a group of enterprises through market-oriented mechanism design.Once the dispatch request is received, the intelligent system will select suitable enterprises to respond to the demand, allowing these enterprises to share their temporarily unused power load with the demand side.
By 2025, Jiangsu has built 86 microgrids, 2.52 million kilowatts of user-side energy storage, and 84 virtual power plants, significantly enhancing the interaction capability of source-load resources.

05 Policy Support: From Installation Subsidies to Discharge Incentives

The optimization of the policy environment has created favorable conditions for the diversified application of energy storage on the user side.
At the national level, the "Special Action Plan for the Large-Scale Construction of New Energy Storage (2025-2027)" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration in 2025 clearly states that new energy storage is encouraged to fully participate in the electricity market.This means that eligible new energy storage projects can participate in the electricity market as independent entities.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like me to translate.
Local policies are even more precise in their efforts. On April 30, 2025, the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued new regulations to optimize the time-of-use electricity pricing structure for industrial and commercial users, widening the fluctuation ratio between peak and valley electricity prices, and adding a new low valley period during midday.This adjustment has created a greater arbitrage space for user-side energy storage.
The subsidy policy has shifted from "installed capacity" to "discharge volume" and "technological breakthroughs." Inner Mongolia compensates for the discharge volume to the public grid of independent new-type energy storage power stations included in the autonomous region's planning, with a compensation standard of 0.35 yuan/kilowatt-hour for the year 2025, and the implementation period is 10 years.Zhejiang Ouhai District provides a subsidy of 0.8 yuan/kilowatt-hour for energy storage on the user side based on the discharge amount.
In August 2025, Guangming District of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, will provide a subsidy of up to 1 million yuan, accounting for 20% of the actual investment in the new energy storage project connected to the virtual power plant.Guangzhou City has launched the application of municipal-level virtual power plants, with the municipal finance allocating no more than 10 million yuan each year to provide awards and subsidies for the application of municipal-level virtual power plants.

06 International Perspective: Diversified Exploration of Energy Storage on the Overseas User Side

The diversified application of user-side energy storage is also a global trend.
In Spain, Felicitysolar provides local users with complete solar energy storage solutions.Its residential solutions are not only aimed at households but also serve small shops, farms, warehouses, offices, and clinics, helping users achieve stable and independent energy supply.I'm sorry, but it seems that the source text you provided is empty. Please provide the content you would like me to translate.
For commercial and industrial applications, Felicitysolar's solutions are suitable for factories, schools, hospitals, hotels, and supermarkets, which require large-capacity, high-efficiency energy storage systems to maintain daily operations.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like me to translate.
The company has established local warehouses and on-site inventory in Spain to ensure timely delivery and responsive logistics, allowing installers and partners in Spain and surrounding countries to quickly and easily access products.This localization strategy demonstrates the mature business model of user-side energy storage in overseas markets.
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07 Challenges and Trends: The Future Path of User-Side Energy Storage

Despite rapid development, user-side energy storage still faces many challenges.
The single profit model is the main issue at present. Most user-side energy storage projects still rely on arbitrage from peak and valley price differences, while in traditional user-side energy storage markets such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, signs of sluggish growth have already emerged.In July 2025, the number of newly registered user-side energy storage projects in Zhejiang decreased by 25% year-on-year, while Jiangsu saw an even larger decline of 53%.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no source text provided for translation. Please provide the content you would like me to translate.
The settlement mechanism is also restricting the development of the industry. Currently, most user-side energy storage projects adopt a contract energy management model, where investors need to share profits with industrial users, but charging users for electricity still faces difficulties of "unwilling to pay" and "unable to pay."The source text appears to be empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.
In the future, the development of user-side energy storage will present three major trends:
One is the diversification of technical routes. All-vanadium flow batteries, solid-state lead batteries, and other non-lithium technologies have accelerated their implementation in user-side scenarios.I'm sorry, but it seems that the source text you provided is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.
The second is the innovation of the operating model. New models such as shared energy storage and virtual power plants will enhance the utilization and return on investment of user-side energy storage.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like to have translated.
Third, the transformation of market roles. With the comprehensive launch of the electricity spot market, user-side energy storage will upgrade from a simple electricity management facility to a "dynamic balancer" of the power system.I'm sorry, but it seems that there is no content provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like to have translated into English.
At COFCO·Futian Grand Joy Plaza in Shenzhen, the light storage system perfectly integrates with the commercial complex.At Jiangsu Desheng Special Textile, the energy storage system is customized according to the characteristics of the textile process.In Spain, Felicitysolar provides solutions for diverse scenarios such as factories, schools, and hospitals.The source text is empty. Please provide the content you would like to have translated.
These cases collectively depict the broad prospects of energy storage applications on the user side—no longer just a simple cost-reduction tool, but a key component of enterprise energy management and business continuity.
With the deepening of the electricity market reform and the advancement of energy storage technology, user-side energy storage will demonstrate its value in more scenarios, providing cleaner, more efficient, and reliable energy solutions for commercial buildings, industrial parks, public facilities, and even communities.
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