Hardly any other cost factor shapes German industry as strongly as the price of electricity. For years, companies have warned about internationally uncompetitive energy prices and the risk of losing competitiveness. With the planned industrial electricity price, the German government aims to provide relief from 2026 onwards. But is this subsidy really the right approach? A closer look shows that the concept remains controversial – and raises fundamental questions about the future of Germany’s energy policy.

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?

How will electricity prices on the exchange develop in the future? A recent study shows how renewable energy, rising gas and CO₂ prices and the nuclear phase-out are shaping the market. In this article, you can read about the challenges and opportunities this presents to industry.

The importance of energy efficiency for companies is constantly growing. Both environmental responsibility and cost savings have a decisive impact on their competitiveness. In this article, we take a closer look at the most important facts about energy efficiency and show how companies can improve it.