Available Software for Assessing Energy Need

Finally before preparing to install a BESS system, it is important to understand your energy needs. The following list from NREL is helpful. 

• ReEDS
• NEMS
• RETScreen
• EnergyPlus
• Kermit
• GridlabD

The PNNL study identified as commercial products:  

• Homer  
• GE Maps
• Ventyx System Optimiser/ProMod
• Power World
• Energy 2020
• Integrated Planning Model
• Synergi

A recent development is OSMOSE by CEA (France; see also report section above).

If you can’t find a resource in the above list, the following website provides other available resources from NREL: https://www.nrel.gov/storage/data-tools.html.