ABB’s BESS-as-a-Service Offers Businesses a Flexible, Zero-CapEx Solution for Energy Storage and Sustainability

ABB’s BESS-as-a-Service Offers Businesses a Flexible, Zero-CapEx Solution for Energy Storage and Sustainability

(IN BRIEF) ABB has launched its Battery Energy Storage Systems-as-a-Service to provide businesses with a flexible, zero-CapEx solution for energy storage. This service, designed for various industries, enables companies to adopt advanced energy solutions without large capital investments, ensuring immediate financial benefits. ABB’s BESS-as-a-Service includes all necessary hardware, software, and lifecycle support, allowing businesses to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs, and contribute to decarbonization efforts.

(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 21-May-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB has introduced a groundbreaking Battery Energy Storage Systems-as-a-Service (BESS-as-a-Service), offering a flexible, zero-CapEx solution designed to overcome financial and operational barriers, helping businesses diversify their energy mix. This new service model is a key step in ABB’s effort to accelerate industries’ transition to net zero by removing the obstacles to clean technology adoption.

As global demand for energy storage continues to rise, ABB’s BESS-as-a-Service offers companies a turnkey solution to achieve energy independence and sustainability without the need for upfront investment. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global storage capacity is expected to increase sixfold by 2030, with commercial and industrial systems projected to grow nearly tenfold to 560 GWh. This highlights the critical role of battery energy storage in enabling cleaner, more resilient power systems.

BESS-as-a-Service provides businesses—from data centers to transportation, logistics, and commercial buildings—with access to advanced energy storage solutions through a simple quarterly service fee. The service includes all hardware, software, and lifecycle support, with ABB managing deployment, maintenance, and optimization. This allows businesses to focus on their core operations while enhancing energy efficiency, resilience, and long-term sustainability.

The service is designed to be technology-agnostic, working with any battery technology and enabling customers to stay at the forefront of innovation without being tied to a specific system. Additionally, BESS-as-a-Service includes performance guarantees, maintenance cost coverage, and energy trading brokerage fees, allowing businesses to generate immediate financial benefits from selling excess energy back to the grid.

Stuart Thompson, Division President of ABB’s Electrification Service Division, said, “In today’s volatile energy market, businesses need reliability and cost predictability. ABB’s BESS-as-a-Service shifts the focus from capital expenditure to operational expenditure, empowering businesses to enhance energy security, reduce peak demand charges, and create new revenue streams. This is a strategic lever for growth and innovation, with global scalability as more industries seek flexible, low-risk pathways to decarbonization.”

ABB is currently conducting feasibility assessments with prospective customers to ensure immediate financial benefits before deployment. These evaluations ensure that customers achieve net financial gains from day one.

To enhance its offering, ABB has partnered with a strategic ecosystem of expert partners, combining the latest energy monitoring software, data analytics, and financial modeling to strengthen the BESS-as-a-Service solution.

“With BESS-as-a-Service, we are redefining the economics of clean energy adoption. It delivers the flexibility and financial returns businesses need to decarbonize confidently, allowing them to take control of their energy needs, strengthen resilience, and unlock new value from their assets,” said Thompson.

To learn more about BESS-as-a-Service, visit https://bess-as-a-service.abb.com.

ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The company has over 140 years of history and around 110,000 employees worldwide. ABB’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB). www.abb.com

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