Reduce peak consumption, avoid grid congestion and optimise your energy costs.

Grid reinforcement is needed when your continuous consumption is structurally higher than your current connection capacity. You calculate this by analyzing your quarter-hour values (15-min interval) or peak profiles. If your consumption consistently exceeds your contractual limit, this indicates a need for reinforcement. For irregular peaks, battery storage is usually a cheaper alternative. Powerland performs this analysis during the energy scan, including simulation of peak trends and required kWh buffering.

This depends on both your connection capacity (technical maximum power) and your access capacity (contractual power). In Belgium the low voltage limit is around 160A (≈110 kW).
If your business structurally exceeds this limit, you must request an upgrade, but this may be refused by the grid operator when there is grid congestion.
If the upgrade is approved, Fluvius will provide a new cable up to your property, but all costs are for the applicant, including excavation works and the placement of a medium voltage cabin with transformer and protection.
With battery storage you can often stay below 160A, provided the battery has sufficient time to recharge between peaks. This can sometimes avoid an expensive grid reinforcement or medium voltage cabin.

The investment varies greatly per project, from tens of thousands of euros for a compact rack system to several hundred thousand euros for a container solution on MWh scale. Determining factors are capacity (kWh), peak power (kW), technology (LFP/NMC), integration with PV and charging infrastructure, and the grid connection on site. During the on-site energy scan we calculate the optimal sizing and expected payback period for your situation.