AI turns Elisa’s idle batteries into energy grid support
Elisa Estonia has deployed an AI optimisation solution across its mobile network to convert backup batteries into energy grid participants.
Telecom operators maintain vast networks of battery backup systems at cell sites. Their sole purpose has been to ensure network uptime during power outages. This infrastructure represents a substantial capital investment sitting idle for over 99 percent of its operational life.
Elisa is altering this model by implementing Elisa Industriq’s Gridle software. The platform transforms these distributed batteries from a simple insurance policy into a revenue-generating asset that also strengthens the national electricity grid.
The core of the deployment involves using the existing battery capacity to participate in Estonia’s frequency regulation market (FCR), which is managed by the national transmission system operator, Elering.
Gridle’s AI continuously analyses multiple data streams, including real-time grid frequency, electricity spot prices, and weather forecasts. It then makes autonomous decisions on when to charge or...
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