{"id":21081,"date":"2025-12-11T09:53:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T07:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/?p=21081"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T07:53:25","slug":"sun-as-a-strategy-how-businesses-survive-during-blackouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/sun-as-a-strategy-how-businesses-survive-during-blackouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun as a Strategy: How Businesses Survive During Blackouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>SEAU experts \u2013 Head of the Legal Committee Ivan Balytskyi and Head of the Investment Committee Dmytro Lukomskyi \u2013 provided Property Times with detailed commentary on the transformation of Ukrainian businesses\u2019 approaches to self-generation and the implementation of energy storage systems.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Property Times publication shows that the war has radically changed the motivation of businesses to install solar power plants (PV), BESS, and other renewable energy solutions. While before the main factors were savings and a \u201cgreen\u201d brand image, today businesses view self-generation as a matter of survival.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAfter the start of the full-scale invasion, business viability came to the forefront. The ability to operate during power outages and ensure uninterrupted equipment operation is no longer a competitive advantage, but a condition for survival\u201d, explained SEAU Investment Committee Chairman <strong>Dmytro Lukomskyi<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experts note that the self-consumption model now dominates in commercial real estate \u2013 when electricity from PV systems is immediately used to meet the facility\u2019s needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe large roof areas of shopping malls or logistics centers allow for quick implementation of PV projects. Ballasted systems do not require interference with the building structures, so the solution is easy and accessible, without additional permits or reconstruction\u201d, noted <strong>Ivan Balytskyi<\/strong>, Chairman of the SEAU Legal Committee.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, experts point out that the active consumer (net-metering) model is also developing, which allows businesses to feed excess electricity into the grid and then use it during hours without generation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another key direction of development is hybrid energy systems \u2013 combining PV, BESS, gas-fired generators, and backup power sources. They enable businesses to operate even during blackouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The publication also featured comments from a representative of an SEAU member company \u2013 founder and CEO of <strong>Unisolar<\/strong>, Tetiana Odnoroh. The expert emphasized the role of an integrated approach:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSolar power plants are an effective tool, but they should be seen only as part of a comprehensive energy system. For businesses, the optimal solution is a combination: cogeneration + energy storage systems. This combination provides cheaper electricity, stability, and backup power\u201d, emphasized Tetiana Odnoroh.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEAU experts forecast an active increase in the installation of industrial solar power plants in the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted by Ivan Balytskyi, the electricity market is experiencing a boom in PV deployment driven by consumers themselves. According to SEAU estimates, more than 800 MW of new capacity was installed in 2024, and in 2025 this figure may reach 2 GW.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEAU welcomes the readiness of Ukrainian businesses to invest in self-generation and energy storage solutions, as distributed generation has become one of the key factors in the country\u2019s energy resilience during the war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/propertytimes.com.ua\/technologies\/vid_imidzhproyektiv_do_vyzhyvannya_yak_viyna_zminyla_pidkhid_biznesu_do_alternatyvnoyi_enerhetyky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read the full <strong>Property Times<\/strong> publication.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEAU experts \u2013 Head of the Legal Committee Ivan Balytskyi and Head of the Investment Committee Dmytro Lukomskyi \u2013 provided Property Times with detailed commentary on the transformation of Ukrainian businesses\u2019 approaches to self-generation and the implementation of energy storage systems. The Property Times publication shows that the war has radically changed the motivation of &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/sun-as-a-strategy-how-businesses-survive-during-blackouts\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sun as a Strategy: How Businesses Survive During Blackouts<\/span> \u0427\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0456 \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":21082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[369],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21081"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21081"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21084,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21081\/revisions\/21084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseu.org.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}