2026 will bring noticeable relief for companies in terms of electricity and gas costs, but many of these measures are temporary. Learn which energy policy changes are ahead, why price volatility will continue to increase and why companies need to make their energy supply more flexible in the long term.

Rising price fluctuations are a reality and will continue to increase. For industrial companies, they open up opportunities: those who react flexibly reduce costs and gain a competitive advantage.

More and more companies are planning to invest in battery storage systems. Whether to cut peak loads, optimize self-consumption or as part of a multi-use approach: Expectations are high. But storage is bought too often before it is clear what it can really do in a specific application. A well-founded battery simulation can prevent just that.

FlexPower and encentive enable companies to automatically optimize their electricity consumption on the intraday electricity market for the first time.

The 2025 coalition agreement brings new drive to energy policy. The new federal government (CDU, CSU, SPD) is committed to climate neutrality by 2045 — with specific goals for more renewable energy, digitalization and, above all, more flexibility in the energy system. For industrial companies, this means that energy optimization is becoming a strategic success factor.

In a changing energy system, the ability to store and control energy is increasingly becoming a competitive advantage - especially for industrial companies. But this does not always require classic battery storage systems. Companies can store electricity without batteries - by intelligently utilizing existing systems and processes.

Making electricity consumption more flexible is becoming increasingly important in industry. Companies are faced with the challenge of rising electricity prices, fluctuating energy generation and network utilization. Flexible electricity consumption can help to reduce costs and operate more sustainably. But what does that mean in practice?