Front of the Meter (FTM)

Front of the meter describes solar or storage connected directly to the utility or transmission system, selling energy and services into markets rather than serving one customer’s load.

A front of the meter battery earns from wholesale arbitrage, capacity payments, and ancillary services. It operates under an interconnection agreement, usually with a power plant controller enforcing grid code at the point of interconnection, and its energy management system bids into markets and then delivers the awards. Utility scale projects are front of the meter.

Also called: Utility scale storage, Grid scale storage