Green power is the future competitive parameter for business development

Microgrids, AI &
Standardised models

Microgrids, AI, and standardised models make it possible to accelerate the electrification of Danish companies delivering competitive green power at a fixed price.

For municipalities and industrial parks, this opens a new pathway to faster realisation, reduced dependence on the collective grid, and increased local value creation. But it requires new thinking and a strategic electrification partnership.

“Business as usual” does not solve the problem…

In Denmark, municipalities have traditionally played a limited role in how the market develops solutions. The municipality provides land and permits, while companies themselves establish partnerships and business models.

Today, this approach is under pressure. Access to electricity is severely constrained, while companies’ demand continues to grow.

If business as usual continues, there is a risk that business and industrial parks will not be realised as planned. At best, isolated renewable energy assets are established, capable of supplying only a few companies, while the collective grid remains a bottleneck.

Simultaneity is key – and local value creation is the result. Without microgrids, green areas risk being tied up in long-term PPAs elsewhere, while grid expansion timelines fail to match business needs.

Map of the 11 state-selected industrial parks and other municipal industrial parks

Strategic collaboration secures the project from the outset

Microgrids provide a new tool in the municipal toolbox, but require a strategic process. Municipalities should design early competitive processes to select a partner capable of co-developing the business model and marketing of the industrial park.

Microgrids as a lever for municipal business development

Many municipalities experience insufficient grid capacity, slowing business development just as electrification accelerates. The challenge concerns both security of supply and costs.

Microgrids – local energy systems based on renewable energy, batteries, and intelligent control – enable faster realisation of attractive industrial parks, create local jobs, and provide access to competitive green power at a fixed, predictable price.

Microgrids: what, why, and how

The challenge of the existing energy grid

Capacity shortages in the grid

An increasing number of companies face rejections for new connections or capacity expansions due to grid constraints. Grid expansion is often associated with:

The consequence is lost investments, jobs, and local competitiveness.

Changing industrial Demands

Modern companies, especially within manufacturing, logistics, and data centers, require:

Municipalities increasingly compete on energy infrastructure – not only land

Modern technology delivers a future-proof solution

Less transport, more green power

A microgrid is a local energy system combining:

Microgrids connect companies via direct lines behind the meter and can operate both grid-connected and in island mode, delivering power at the lowest possible cost.

INDEPENDENce & SECURITY OF SUPPLY

The microgrid is connected directly to consumers, e.g. an industrial park or a logistics center, via so-called direct lines, and can:

The energy is delivered at the lowest cost to the company and can be exchanged to the public grid as needed.

Benefits of microgrids

for municipalities

Faster realisation of business and industrial parks

Microgrids can be established independently of the slow grid expansion. This means that municipalities can:

Local acceptance of renewable energy

Resistance to renewable energy plants in rural areas is due, among other things, to the fact that production is experienced as a local nuisance, while consumption & value creation occurs elsewhere. Microgrids strengthen local legitimacy and acceptance because:

Strengthened green business profile

Business parks with integrated Microgrids can be marketed as:

Successful energy supply requires municipal leadership

Microgrid and business park must be thought together from the start

The traditional model, where all challenges are solved through the collective electricity grid, cannot meet the speed and flexibility that companies demand. Microgrids do not represent a competitor to the collective electricity grid, but a necessary supplement. A well-functioning Microgrid cannot be an add-on. It must:

Municipality as process owner

The task is not only technical, it is more strategic. Municipalities should therefore:

Municipalities that work strategically with Microgrid-based industrial parks early on will be stronger in the competition for the companies and jobs of the future.

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Municipal Ownership

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Design of process with an impartial advisor

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Partnership or Tender

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Industrial park with reliable & competitive energy supply

Plexar Energy

delivering a well-designed microgrid model

Plexar Energy provides an end-to-end microgrid model linking green transition, business development, and local acceptance.

End-to-end solution

Plexar Energy and the CIP Microgrid Electrification Fund (MEF):

For companies, this means plug-and-play: Access to green electricity without any investment of your own.

Fixed and competitive pricing

Intelligent optimisation

Plexar’s software optimises: