Munich/Pforzheim, May 19, 2026 – The commercial and industrial (C&I) sector’s energy strategy is being defined by the economic disparity between purchased electricity and self-supply: While the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW) reports electricity prices of around 14–16 euro cents/kWh for German industrial customers, Fraunhofer ISE estimates the levelized cost of energy for large-scale rooftop PV systems at 5.6 to 12 euro cents/kWh. Data from the Bundesnetzagentur confirms that photovoltaics has become the backbone of Germany’s energy supply: with a share of around 18 percent of the power mix, it surpassed fossil fuels such as natural gas or lignite for the first time in 2025. Driven by this market growth, systemic integration is now becoming a strategic focus for companies too: Only by combining high-performance storage systems with intelligent load management can companies precisely align low-cost generation peaks with industrial load profiles and achieve long-term planning certainty. From June 23 to 25, 2026 Intersolar Europe will showcase pioneering solutions to these problems at Messe München. As the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, it will showcase the latest technologies and business models for the C&I sector as part of The smarter E Europe, Europe’s largest alliance of exhibitions for the energy industry. Around 2,800 exhibitors will present their innovations; organizers expect more than 100,000 visitors.
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