enPORTAL connect at the Energy & Facility Management Conference 2026: How we are bringing energy procurement into the digital age

The demands placed on energy and facility managers are becoming ever more complex: volatile markets, increasing regulatory requirements, pressure for greater sustainability - and at the same time scarce resources in companies. This is precisely where enPORTAL connect comes in.

At this year's „Energy & Facility Management“ conference organised by Business Factors, we will show how companies can professionalise their energy purchasing and energy data management with a digital platform - away from Excel and emails and towards end-to-end, transparent processes.

Three key trends that we are addressing

With enPORTAL connect, we are addressing precisely the topics that are currently on the minds of many conference participants:

1. digitalisation and standardisation of energy purchasing
Many companies still organise their energy purchasing manually - with Excel lists, e-mail enquiries and heterogeneous data sources.
enPORTAL connect digitalises the entire process: from data collection and tendering to contract conclusion. Instead of scattered information, there is a central, audit-proof platform on which all relevant steps are documented and traceable.

2. data-driven energy data management & transparency
Energy data is collected at many consumption points and is often distributed across different systems. Our platform bundles all consumption, costs, taxes/levies and contracts in one place.
This provides companies with up-to-date, reportable data at all times and creates full transparency for management and audits.

3. professionalisation of energy procurement in a volatile market
In a dynamic market environment, it is becoming increasingly important to align procurement strategies flexibly and based on data.
Through our marketplace with more than 700 energy suppliers, energy price forecasts based on EEX futures market prices and individual purchasing strategies (fixed price, spot, tranches, portfolio), we support companies in optimising competition and conditions and better managing risks.

What we would like to discuss with the participants

Our aim at the conference is to facilitate a practice-orientated exchange with energy, facility and sustainability managers. We are particularly interested in

• Roles and responsibilities:
  How are energy purchasing and energy data management organised in companies? Who makes the decisions?
• Status quo of the processes:
  Who still works mainly with Excel and e-mails when purchasing energy - and who already uses platforms or external support?
• Goals and challenges for the next 1-3 years:
  Is it primarily about cost reduction, risk reduction, process optimisation, compliance, transparency or sustainability? What are the biggest pain points when dealing with energy data and tenders?

We take these questions into the discussions, workshops and talks on site - and show how a platform solution can provide concrete relief.

enPORTAL connect in figures

With enPORTAL connect, we are already digitising the energy purchasing and energy data management of numerous companies and public clients in Germany:

• about 700 energy suppliers in the marketplace
• round 3,000 tenders per year
• more than 35 billion kilowatt hours of energy managed annually
• about 100,000 points of sale, that are managed via the platform

This enables our customers to reduce their administrative workload, improve their conditions and create a reliable data basis for management, controlling and audits.

A strong team behind the platform

A fun fact about enPORTAL: Many customers are surprised at how efficiently we work - and how much we achieve as a team of only around 25 employees.
What entire departments in some companies cannot do, we do for a large number of companies at the click of a mouse. We are proud of this because it shows that we take our mission seriously: to consistently simplify and professionalise energy purchasing and energy data management.

Why a conversation at the conference is worthwhile

Companies that still work predominantly with Excel and emails are wasting potential - in terms of costs, time and transparency. At the „Energy & Facility Management“ conference, we will show how to successfully switch to a digital platform and what steps companies can take in concrete terms:

• Inventory of current processes
• Structured consolidation of energy data
• Standardised, digital tenders
• Establishment of reporting and compliance structures

We look forward to exchanging ideas with energy, facility and sustainability managers who want to make their processes fit for the future.