As the world goes digital, companies can join the transition to get ahead of competitors

The world is going digital and energy is part of that. Companies can exploit the digital transformation in renewable energy to gain advantage in the marketplace, gaining ground as the competition stands aside.

Increasing digitalization in the energy sector is driven by the effort to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner to limit the damage caused by climate change, together with the availability of the underlying technologies. Along the way to that target, opportunities to save money as sustainability improves are becoming available and with them, the prospect of boosting a business’s competitiveness. More broadly, what we are talking about is the transformation that’s caused, facilitated or accelerated by digital applications. These themselves can be either software or hardware, or a combination of both, but they all make use of information and communication technology.

At Enel X we aim to provide our clients with the customized, specialized and flexible energy management tools that they need in order to fully understand and optimize their energy consumption. In so doing, we are helping them get closer to achieving their sustainability goals and at the same time, laying the foundation for a long-term relationship that will benefit both sides.

We do this through our Customer Insights portfolio of digital solutions. These are all designed to increase customer awareness of energy consumption, streamline the related processes and reduce costs through energy digitalization. All or parts of the software suite are available in North and South America; Italy, Spain, the U.K. and Romania; Oceania; and Japan, adding up to an integrated set of solutions.

Furthermore, our Energy Consulting service uses the data generated by the software to give Enel X advisers the information needed to prioritize costs, determining what is driving them, and to identify and advise on opportunities to supply energy to the grid through demand response and distributed energy resources plans. They can also advise on sustainability goals and renewables.

Our global reach means that we can support, and stay close to our customers in different areas. This also means that we understand the subtleties inherent in different regulatory systems and are therefore able to come up with the most suitable solution to any given issue quickly and efficiently.

Our digital solutions help clients see clearly what energy they buy and how much they spend, how they buy it, and how and when they use it. This all helps them see the ways in which they can improve and save money. This will enable clients to understand, manage and optimize their energy consumption efficiently and sustainably, and will help us build an enduring relationship.