A large retail chain now shares electricity via EDC
The company can thus reduce energy costs even in stores without photovoltaics throughout Slovakia.
Since last year, it has been possible to share generated electricity via the Energy Data Center. Entities registered as active consumers or energy communities have the option of sending energy between delivery and off-take points, regardless of the electricity supplier in a given location and affiliation to a balance group. Although energy communities are not experiencing great growth for several reasons, the first “swallows” are appearing. Companies are also taking advantage of the opportunity to optimize energy consumption.
For example, if they installed a so-called “local” source on their premises in the past, they can now share excess electricity between multiple, even remote, operations and thus reduce energy bills. Among the first companies sharing their electricity via the OKTE data center is a leading retail chain with an extensive network of operations throughout Slovakia.
Last year, the company installed one of the largest rooftop photovoltaic systems in the region on a logistics hall, and smaller sources were also added to several stores and warehouses. The electricity produced from the sun in this way will now find more efficient use.