{"id":25228,"date":"2025-10-16T17:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/what-is-an-energy-storage-device-and-when-is-it-really-needed\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T09:28:34","slug":"what-is-an-energy-storage-device-and-when-is-it-really-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/en\/what-is-an-energy-storage-device-and-when-is-it-really-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an energy storage device and when is it really needed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25228\" class=\"elementor elementor-25228 elementor-25067\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57d068 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f57d068\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6bbf2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6bbf2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is an energy storage device and when is it really needed?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be8e5d elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8be8e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Energy-battery-cover_2-1024x717.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Energy-battery-cover_2-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Energy-battery-cover_2-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Energy-battery-cover_2-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Energy-battery-cover_2-1536x1075.png 1536w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Energy-battery-cover_2-850x595.png 850w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Energy-battery-cover_2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5331d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8c5331d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6281bcb elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6281bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The number of generating consumers &#8211; people who generate their own electricity from renewable sources &#8211; is growing rapidly in Lithuania.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the last few years, this segment has been growing very fast: in 2020 there were only about 10,000 of them, and in 2025 it will already exceed 162,000. This growth shows<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">a growing drive to become energy self-sufficient and to find ways to make the most efficient use of the energy we produce.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebef2fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ebef2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gaminantys-vartotojai_2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25151\" alt=\"Gaminan\u010di\u0173 vartotoj\u0173 skai\u010dius Lietuvoje spar\u010diai auga nuo ~10 t\u016bkst. (2020) iki &gt;162 t\u016bkst. (2025).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gaminantys-vartotojai_2025.jpg 456w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gaminantys-vartotojai_2025-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Source: ESO, data updated 21\/10\/2025.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3396a2a elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3396a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br>But just making it is not enough. Most of the production takes place during the day, when some of the electricity remains unused, and in the evening, when demand increases, there is a shortage of electricity, which has to be taken from the grid and ESO has to pay a conservation fee for the energy it has given away during the day. Some of the benefits are thus dissipated. An energy storage device solves this discrepancy: you store the day&#8217;s surplus energy locally and use it when you need it most.<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8a9c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9d8a9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd144bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd144bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \nWhy and when to have an energy storage device  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2393f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b2393f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e27a5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e27a5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The storage increases on-site consumption of own electricity, reduces ESO&#8217;s storage costs and provides greater independence &#8211; energy is available in the evening, at night or on cloudy days.  <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The greatest benefit of a storage unit is when you need the most electricity in the evening or morning, while production takes place during the day, allowing you to use the day&#8217;s energy when you need it most. If you have a time zone plan (e.g. day and night tariffs) or dynamic\/hourly tariffs, the aggregator allows you to store electricity during cheaper hours and use it during more expensive hours. Even with a single fixed tariff, consuming more of your own electricity on site reduces storage costs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <br><br><\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"864\">Backup power. A well-designed storage system can also act as a backup power supply. This is where the inverter comes in &#8211; a device that converts the electricity generated by the sun into electricity that can be used at home and directs it to where it is needed: to your home grid or to a storage device. With<em data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"516\">backup<\/em> power, it powers critical home circuits such as the fridge, lighting and communication equipment. Which circuits to include and how much power is enough is planned individually according to needs and equipment. As the amount of energy fed into the grid decreases, so does your dependence on the grid and you have more control over your consumption.<br><br><\/p><p data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"1040\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">It is not only a practical solution for everyday life, but also an additional guarantee of safety and comfort, especially for people living in the countryside or who frequently experience power failures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694e1f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"694e1f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17678f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c17678f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea8a3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea8a3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compatibility with solar power  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9af530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d9af530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901f69e elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"901f69e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before buying a storage battery, it is important to check what equipment is already installed at your solar power plant &#8211; this will determine whether the storage system can be connected immediately or whether additional solutions will be needed. If you have a hybrid inverter (converter), the storage system can usually be connected without additional modifications. However, if a string inverter is used, an additional or new inverter may be required.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <br><br><\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are still planning a solar power plant, a hybrid inverter is a good option &#8211; it usually makes it easier to integrate the future energy storage system and gives you more flexibility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bddfbd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bddfbd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d39676 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d39676\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c191f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33c191f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63996aa elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63996aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to install the energy storage  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130cf41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"130cf41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cc94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20cc94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\" lang=\"LT-LT\" xml:lang=\"LT-LT\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">Modern loggers last <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">About <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">10-15 years. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">The system works automatically, so there is no need for daily maintenance: operation basically consists of monitoring the operation via the app and periodic <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">software<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\"> toolg<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">The software<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\"> updating<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">s. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">With the right capacity and operating mode, the equipment <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\">is operational<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\"> efficiently<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW136573979 BCX0\"> for the entire lifetime of the equipment and requires no additional maintenance.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW136573979 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <br><br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6968d1 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6968d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Energy-storage_kaupiklisinverteris-1024x844.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25072\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Energy-storage_kaupiklisinverteris-1024x844.png 1024w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Energy-storage_kaupiklisinverteris-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Energy-storage_kaupiklisinverteris-768x633.png 768w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Energy-storage_kaupiklisinverteris-1536x1265.png 1536w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Energy-storage_kaupiklisinverteris-850x700.png 850w, https:\/\/ikrautas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Energy-storage_kaupiklisinverteris.png 1584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Energy storage and inverter (converter). Installation example.  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cc96b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"86cc96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8046f3 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8046f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Durability and maintenance  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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