Solution

Energy Arbitrage & Trading

Charge batteries when prices are low and discharge when they peak, capturing day-ahead and intraday price spreads.

The challenge

Turning price volatility into revenue

Volatile day-ahead and intraday markets reward storage that can buy energy cheaply and sell or self-consume it when prices peak.

  • Midday solar and off-peak hours push wholesale prices low, while evening peaks are expensive — a spread storage can capture.
  • Exporting PV at low feed-in tariffs leaves money on the table versus time-shifting it to high-price hours.
  • A bankable trading case needs high round-trip efficiency, cycle life and a system that can charge and discharge daily for years.

How it works

How arbitrage works

The EMS follows price signals to charge low and discharge high, with optional dynamic-tariff automation.

  1. 01

    Price signal

    The EMS reads day-ahead / intraday prices (or a dynamic tariff) and builds a charge/discharge schedule.

  2. 02

    Charge low

    The battery charges from cheap grid power or surplus PV during low-price windows.

  3. 03

    Discharge high

    Stored energy is discharged to the site or grid when prices peak, up to 6 daily charge/discharge windows.

  4. 04

    Repeat daily

    314 Ah LFP cells rated for 8,000+ cycles sustain daily cycling across the project life.

Outcomes

System specifications

8,000+ battery cycles
6 daily charge/discharge windows
99% PCS round-trip efficiency

Product specifications are indicative for the Hithium 261 kWh C&I storage class. Project outcomes such as payback, self-consumption and demand-charge reduction depend on your site load profile, tariff and system sizing, and are confirmed in the project quote.

Sunket Supply scope

What Sunket Supply supplies

C&I cabinet ESS

215–261 kWh all-in-one and DC cabinets, scalable in parallel for larger sites.

EMS & price automation

Energy management that schedules cycling against day-ahead / intraday prices and dynamic tariffs.

Project support

AC- or DC-coupling design, grid-code compliance and commissioning and after-sales support.

FAQ

Frequently asked

Can the system trade on the day-ahead and intraday markets?

Yes. The EMS can charge and discharge against price signals or a dynamic tariff, with up to 6 charge/discharge windows per day. Market access itself is arranged through your energy supplier or aggregator.

Is arbitrage compatible with PV self-consumption?

Yes. The same system can prioritise self-consumption and use spare capacity for arbitrage, configured per site.

What payback can we expect?

Payback depends on your market, price spread, tariff and cycling. We run a site-specific ROI calculation from your data before quoting.

Request a project-specific quote

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