Evolving energy

Energy retail is entering a phase where long-term decisions start to take hold. Across Europe, retailers face the same underlying tension. Customer expectations are rising, market shares are becoming more fluid, and value is increasingly tied to how well consumption can be steered, not just supplied. Based on what we see across markets, customers, and partners, we have identified five trends that will shape how energy retail evolves in the year ahead.

On September 12, 2025, the EU Data Act became fully applicable across the EU. Over the past weeks, we’ve explored the regulation in detail: what it covers, what it means in practice, and how energy companies can go beyond compliance to create real value. Now we’ve brought those insights together into one comprehensive report: The EU Data Act: what it means for the energy industry.

Today, the EU Data Act becomes fully applicable across the EU. For device manufacturers, energy apps and aggregators, this marks a significant milestone. The past few years have been about preparing. From today, the focus shifts to doing: making device data open and portable, enabling user choice, and creating services that thrive in an open ecosystem. The companies that see this as more than compliance will be the ones that win.

On September 12, 2025, the EU Data Act will become fully applicable across the EU. In our first blog we explained what the regulation is and why it matters for energy devices. This time, we’re looking ahead. What will actually change once the law takes effect? How will manufacturers, energy apps and aggregators, and end users experience the shift toward open energy data?

On September 12, 2025, the EU Data Act becomes fully applicable across the EU. For the energy industry, this marks a turning point in how data flows across devices, services, and users. It puts into law what has already been building for years: the principle that people should be able to access and share their own energy data. This post is the first in our EU Data Act series, breaking down what the regulation means and why it matters.

Interoperability will define the future of energy. Inspired by the success of open banking, open energy gives consumers choice, enables OEMs to compete on innovation, and provides the grid with the flexibility it needs to run on renewables.

The Iberian blackout was a signal about the fragility of today’s clean energy systems — and a wake-up call that flexibility is no longer optional. It’s critical infrastructure.

To scale energy experiences and monetize flexibility, we need the right infrastructure underneath. It’s the force multiplier that will power product velocity and commercial impact in the future of energy.

Interoperability is the missing link in the energy transition. A decarbonized energy system needs scalable, flexible demand, but today’s fragmented API landscape makes it difficult for energy companies to integrate and optimize consumer energy devices. Without standardized, open access, flexibility programs remain costly, limited, and slow to scale. This piece explores why true interoperability is essential—and what the industry must do to achieve it.

From the acceleration of consumer flexibility, to the rise of AI and new data sharing regulations, 2025 is set to be a big year for the energy industry. Enode CRO Thorvald Thorsnes shares his insider tips on the trends energy retailers should keep an eye on.

DERs are invaluable resources in the energy transition but so far, they’re a relatively untapped opportunity. To realize the full potential of DERs, we also need residential energy management software that can connect to, control and optimize them.

We believe that unifying energy APIs and data will promote collaboration across the energy ecosystem, and remove barriers to innovation. Here's how we're tackling this challenge.

A future of open energy is on the horizon – here's how a regulatory shift currently underway in Europe has the potential to transform the energy industry, and create a wave of customer-centric innovation.

The ‘traditional’ energy system is rapidly turning into something different: a diverse and distributed network of energy devices which are growing fast. Prioritizing interoperability ensures the long-term, sustainable growth of the energy system, and means that as innovation accelerates, we can continue to add new solutions and technologies to optimize our existing infrastructure.

To create a more efficient, clean and sustainable energy system, we need to build in flexibility. Flexibility means we’re better able to balance the grid – something that’s getting ever-more challenging as volatility in the energy system grows.

Changing the way we interact with the grid is complex, but It’s critical in order to meet our climate goals. At Enode, it’s our mission to simplify and accelerate that change. Here’s how we’re doing it – and why it matters so much.