🛒 Flywheel Storage for Retail & Commercial

Keep the Lights On, Costs Down, and Customers In

🧾 Resilience Where Every Transaction Counts

Retail stores can’t afford to go dark. From grocery chains and shopping centers to big box outlets and pharmacies, even a momentary power loss disrupts service, damages inventory, and erodes customer trust.

Backyard Energy’s flywheel storage systems provide instant, silent backup and peak shaving power to help you maintain uptime, reduce energy costs, and meet sustainability goals—without fire risk or battery replacement cycles.

⚡ Clean Backup Without Disruption

Flywheels protect:

• Point-of-sale systems
  
  

• Lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration
  
  

• Security systems and cameras
  
  

• Customer Wi-Fi, networking, and signage
  
  

• Cold storage in food, pharmacy, and florals
  
  

• Inventory automation and sensors
  
  

🛡️ Safer Storage for Public-Facing Environments

Challenge

Flywheel Benefit

Fire safety in public spaces

No lithium, no thermal runaway

Indoor installation limits

No HVAC, venting, or hazardous materials

Brand sustainability goals

95% recyclable, zero emissions

Battery swap logistics

20–25 year life with no performance loss

Downtime and lost revenue

Instant response, zero switchover delay

🧰 Ideal for Retail and Commercial Operations

Facility Type

Use Cases

Grocery & Supermarkets

Backup for refrigeration, lighting, and checkout

Shopping Malls

Load shifting + common area HVAC & lighting

Big Box & Warehouse Retail

Power quality for automation & large loads

Gas & Convenience Stores

Backup for pumps, lighting, POS

Restaurants & Cafes

Kitchen + HVAC continuity, silent operation

📦 System Configurations

Site Type

Recommended Setup

Individual Store

10–30 kW cabinet system (AC or DC)

Mid-Sized Retailer

50–250 kW rack-mount or wall-mount units

Multi-site/Malls

500 kW+ containerized fleet configuration

🟢 Flexible installation in mechanical rooms, rooftops, or parking pads.

🛒 Benefits Beyond Backup

• Avoid peak demand charges
  
  

• Pair with rooftop solar for full load shifting
  
  

• Improve power quality for sensitive electronics
  
  

• Meet ESG and green building certifications
  
  

• Operate independently during outages or utility instability
  
  

🌍 Clean, Quiet, Customer-Safe Power

Retailers don’t just need power—they need safe, resilient, and silent energy that doesn’t disrupt the shopping experience.
Backyard Energy flywheels provide it—with no fumes, fans, or flammable materials.

🟢 [Request a Retail Resilience Assessment]
📄 [Download the Retail Energy Brief]