Energy storage systems (with or without solar PV) allow electricity to be stored—and then discharged—at the most strategic times. Today, Lithium-ion batteries, the same batteries that are used in cell phones and electric vehicles, are the most commonly used type of energy storage.

Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
Who We Serve
Convergent finances and manages all aspects of on-site renewable energy development and operations to significantly and sustainably lower electricity bills for the industrial sector, electric cooperatives, and municipal utilities, and investor owned utilities. Convergent also serves as a capital partner and resource for solar and storage developers.
Convergent is delivering significant savings, increasing reliability, and supporting sustainability goals for Fortune 100 businesses, grid operators, municipal utilities, and electric cooperatives.
Our customers include:

”Convergent has a strong track record of delivering cost savings and resiliency services to large industrial customers. This energy storage offering complements the broader suite of solutions, including energy efficiency and energy management, that we already provide.
Eric BradleyGlobal General Manager Connected Energy, Shell New Energies
Convergent and Shell New Energies’ Battery Storage System
Commitment to Sustainability and ESG
As we like to say, “energy storage is the linchpin of the clean energy transition,” and we could not be more excited or motivated to be part of the solution to the greatest global challenge of our time: climate change.
In our annual Sustainability and Impact Report, we share how we integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance into our overall success metrics.
Convergent’s ESG Risk Rating
We are proud to report that both within and outside of our industry, Convergent is considered a “low risk” company with strong management of potential ESG issues. In fact, as of April, 2023, we were rated 7th out of 706 assessed utility-industry companies!

Why Convergent?
Savings
We finance and develop MW-scale projects that have saved businesses up to 40% off their electricity bills and deferred multimillion infrastructure upgrades for utilities
Reliability
We guarantee the battery will perform when you need it to
Optimization
Our PEAK IQ® energy storage intelligence collects and analyzes over 150M data points per day
Expertise
With a over a decade of experience, we have the storage development cycle down pat
Partnership
We put our money into the projects, so we are literally invested in making them successful
Sustainability
Our systems advance corporate social responsibility and the broader clean energy transition