The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity recently announced the reopening of the Beyond the Meter Prize.
Now offering a larger prize pool of $3.4 million in cash prizes and $800,000 in vouchers to work with a national laboratory, competitors are encouraged to form coalitions to demonstrate their existing products and strategic plans to integrate and manage grid-edge technologies into behind-the-meter energy storage systems. Through collaboration with grid-edge technology vendors, teams will develop solutions that maximize the value and flexibility of these new, innovative energy resources for both consumers and the grid.
Past applicants are encouraged to read the updated Official Rules document and resubmit their submission materials for consideration, though it is not required to resubmit if you no longer want to compete in the prize. Past applicants are also not required to apply for the prize with a new idea and may reapply with their original idea.
For this prize, applicants will choose to submit their solutions to either the Residential Solution Track or the Commercial/Industrial Track. For both tracks, the solutions must be fully integrated behind the meter before connecting or interacting with the grid edge.
Read more about the submission materials, competitor eligibility, and other key prize details in the Official Rules document.
We look forward to seeing your applications soon!
