As the world accelerates toward renewable energy adoption, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have emerged as critical infrastructure for grid stability and energy independence. These facilities store massive amounts of electrical energy, especially from renewable sources, and represent significant capital investments, making them attractive targets for theft, vandalism, and potential terrorist activities. The distributed nature of BESS deployments—from utility-scale installations to smaller commercial and industrial sites—creates security challenges that require robust, resilient protection solutions. From a physical security perspective, BESS facilities present both opportunities and challenges. Their relatively compact footprint compared to traditional power plants allows for comprehensive perimeter protection, while their high-value contents and critical grid functions demand multi-layered security approaches. Additionally, the potential for thermal runaway and battery fires creates both environmental and safety hazards that make unauthorized access prevention even more critical for protecting personnel and surrounding communities, necessitating specialized security plans when obtaining local and regional approvals. Senstar has extensive experience protecting electrical infrastructure of all types, including the growing BESS market. Senstar technology protects generation, transmission, and distribution sites of all sizes (including over 25% of all nuclear facilities worldwide!) and is increasingly being deployed at BESS installations. With Senstar’s extensive portfolio, BESS operators benefit from world-class systems while working with a single, trusted vendor. Senstar offers a range of high-performance, field-proven perimeter intrusion detection sensors ideal for BESS facilities, making us a “one stop-shop” for multi-layered security solutions, from the outer perimeter to sensitive internal battery storage areas to centalized video surveillance: Intrusion detection is only the first step to security at BESS facilities. To assist security personnel in detecting, assessing, and responding to threats, Senstar has developed powerful video and security management features for the Senstar Symphony Common Operating Platform, a modular system that combines security management, video management, access control, and video analytics under a unified interface. With Senstar Symphony, security personnel, both on-site or remote can maintain situational awareness, knowing exactly what is happening where, and take necessary actions. Senstar Symphony includes support for a range of enhanced security and data intelligence features, including: Senstar products are cybersecurity-tested and support open interfaces and certified integrations with third-party systems. BESS facilities represent long-term infrastructure investments, making the security and video systems at these facilities an investment that needs to provide protection and value for many years. With over 40 years of experience protecting critical infrastructure worldwide, Senstar’s proven products, industry expertise, and trusted partnerships ensure reliable, future-ready security solutions. For information on how Senstar can help protect your BESS facility, contact us.Senstar: A Proven Track Record Protecting Critical Electrical Infrastructure
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Securing the Energy Transition:
Physical Security for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
July 28, 2025
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