With around 100 participants, the conference of the cooperation platform Netz sent a strong signal: small and medium-sized network operators in Bavaria are actively shaping digitalization together.

Highlights of the morning:

• Dr. Fabian Mehring, Bavarian Minister of State for Digital Affairs, clarified:
  „Cooperation is a really important factor for smaller network operators.“
• Barbara Wittenberg, CTO of 1KOMMA5°,emphasized:
  „Digitalization is the key to turning many individual solutions into a functioning whole.“

The panel discussion with our managing director Dr. Henning Schuster clearly showed that:

Alliances, the courage to standardization, and joint solutions are needed to efficiently overcome the challenges related to Section 14a of the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG), grid digitization, and volatile feed-in.

In the afternoon, matters became more concrete:
In an interactive workshop, participants worked on the following four key topics:

• Shared Services
• Network-based software
• Implementation of Section 14a EnWG
• uture-proof network planning

Result: The willingness to cooperate is there and the platform is growing.

We are building on this momentum and looking ahead:
2026 will be the year of implementation. With cooperation, digital tools, and even closer integration between network operators in Bavaria.

A big thank you to all participants, contributors, and initiators!
Are you interested in the Netz cooperation platform, would you like to get involved and become part of the platform? Then get in touch with Vicky Bung.