Modo Energy's industry survey reveals key Capex, O&M, and connection cost benchmarks for BESS projects. . The Energy Storage Grand Challenge (ESGC) is a crosscutting effort managed by the Department of Energy's Research Technology Investment Committee. However, this approach overlooks the full spectrum of operational expendi ificant cost burdens for wastewater treatment plants. CAS systems generate 30–50% more sludge than MBR due to shorter solids re ention times (SRTs) and lower biomass. . Mission Resilience: Onsite backup generation, energy storage, biogas to energy and microgrids are types of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) that can provide onsite power to a Water or Wastewater Treatment Utilities during a grid outage. Self-sufficiency: For some, it will make sense to provide as. . We received 30 responses, covering 2. 8 GW of battery energy storage projects - with commissioning dates from 2024 to 2028.