E.ON has teamed up with a technology provider to develop battery systems.
The lithium batteries will serve as a back-up as well as feed electricity to the power grid when demand is low or a firm’s consumption is high.
This will help stabilise the grid while opening up a new source of income for operators.
Vertiv will install the technical infrastructure while E.ON will be the interface to the energy market.
Bernd Schumacher, CEO of E.ON Connecting Energies said: “Our energy world is becoming increasingly decentralised. With the joint offer from E.ON and Vertiv, we are preparing our customers for this change.
“Your plants make a contribution to the energy transition, from which they even benefit. This economic and equally sustainable approach is a win-win situation.”