Featured in The Quality Issue – 04-2019

Utilities in a time of energy transition

Many customers want their energy suppliers to provide them with offerings that promote the transition to low or zero carbon sources – the energy transition. Yet only around a fifth of German utilities feature PV in their portfolio. Conversely, in the electromobility segment, utilities seem to be ahead of the game.

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Sandra Enkhardt

02 Apr 2019

EnBW’s headquarters in Karlsruhe. The Baden-Württemberg utility’s ‘EnBW Solar+’ offering combines a PV and storage solution with an integrated wall-mounted unit for EV charging at home. | Image: EnBW

Germany, Austria and Switzerland have a diverse landscape of energy suppliers. EuPD Research has identified a total of 1,800 companies, 1,250 of which are located in Germany. They are all in competition with one other and when it comes to the energy transition, many are still in their infancy. This will be one of the …

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