Farms & agriculture
A farm's electricity consumption fluctuates heavily with milking robots, grain dryers, ventilation, cooling, and irrigation. A custom-designed battery system shaves consumption and peak demand, makes efficient use of on-site electricity generation, and protects critical operations during power cuts. The liquid-cooled battery system operates reliably year-round, and readiness for flexibility and reserve markets generates revenue on top of other farm operations.
Three reasons
A tailored C&I energy storage system shaves expensive consumption and peak loads while reducing power tariffs – lowering electricity bills and improving cost predictability.
Milking, feeding, ventilation, and cooling systems keep running during power cuts – production never grinds to a halt.
The EM-H125 combines a 125 kW / 261 kWh battery storage system with a 100 kW solar inverter. The EM-C240 provides 60–240 kW fast charging for vehicles and machinery.
Emaldo Business integrated battery solutions
Emaldo EM-H125 for farm energy storage
125 kW / 261 kWh battery and 100 kW solar inverter: shave peaks, store your own generation, and secure continuity of supply.
The basics
A farm battery storage system balances electricity consumption for grain dryers, milking robots, ventilation, cooling, and irrigation. It can store solar power, shave peak loads, and support designated critical loads during a power cut. Unused capacity can also be leveraged in the reserve markets, subject to site conditions.
Sizing
Annual consumption alone does not reflect a farm's electricity requirements. Sizing distinguishes between baseload, short peak loads, seasonal variation, and equipment that must be secured during power cuts.
A standard grid-tied battery does not automatically power a farm during a power cut. Backup power requires dedicated circuitry suited to the site's electrical system, proper protection, and isolation of critical loads. Any applicable agricultural subsidies should always be checked from up-to-date official or advisory sources before procurement.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, provided the battery's discharge power and usable capacity are sized to the grain dryer's load profile. Savings depend on the grid company's demand tariff and the duration of the peaks.
Only if designed for backup power use. Critical loads, changeover switching, protections, and the targeted runtime are determined prior to implementation.
Yes. The battery can store generation that is not consumed at the time of production and discharge it later. Sizing is based on concurrent generation and consumption data.
A technically compliant battery can participate in reserve markets via an independent reserve provider or aggregator. Suitability, usable capacity, and revenue are assessed site by site.
Sources and updates
Content reviewed 8.10.2026. Market terms, tariffs and technical suitability are always checked for each site.
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10 885 €/v
We recommend: Emaldo PL-EL-100/209 · 100 kW / 209 kWh
Assumption: 250 cycles/year, discharge period 2 h, peak 111 kW, data: Esimerkkidata: FI-aluehinnat 10/2025–9/2026.
Request precise sizingSources: Caruna Oy price list 1.9.2024; Caruna Espoo 1.1.2026; Elenia large customer price list 1.4.2026 (product names inferred from the PDF, check the source); electricity tax from Elenia's 1.4.2026 price list. Helen Sähköverkko's business price list has not been verified: use 'Custom tariff'. Spot data: Nord Pool FI area prices (Elering, valitsesahko.fi), monthly average prices 10/2025–9/2026 and hourly profiles for January, April and July 2026 and October 2025, excluding VAT. Profiles for other months are derived from the nearest seasonal profile, so day-to-day variation is missing and the arbitrage estimate is a conservative lower bound. Prices are historical, not forecasts. Industry profiles are approximations, not measured data; actual peaks are often sharper. Reserve market revenues: Floor 55 000 €/MW/year and Tolling 75 000 €/MW/year (Watti, 8.10.2026), Market estimate varies (benchmark Clean Horizon Battery Index 2h). The model excludes load control, electricity storage tariffs offered by distribution network operators and financing costs. All prices VAT 0 %.
Case studies
Illustrative imageSeinäjoki
51 kWh energy storage system, robotic milking barn and grain dryer
Peak power demand during the drying season was shaved with the battery, and the farm participates in reserve markets via Checkwatt.
Saves 9 400 €/year + reserve market revenue
Illustrative imageLoimaa
25.6 kWh battery system and 40 kWp solar installation
The grain dryer runs on self-generated solar power, avoiding the need to upgrade the grid connection.
Saves 5 100 €/year
