From Smart Homes to Smart Grids: How Decentralized Intelligence Transforms the Energy Infrastructure

The future of energy is no longer centralized and static – it’s decentralized, dynamic, and already taking shape inside our homes. In this keynote, Barbara Wittenberg, CTO of German CleanTech unicorn 1KOMMA5°, shows how artificial intelligence and flexible assets like solar panels, heat pumps, and batteries are turning homes into intelligent energy hubs – and prosumers into key players in the #NewEnergy era.

At the core of this transformation lies Heartbeat AI: 1KOMMA5°’s electricity market software makes 4.8 million real-time optimization decisions per day, synchronizing energy generation, storage, and consumption across thousands of households, in tune with wind, sun, and market signals. Just three years after its launch, Heartbeat AI already controls more than 500 MW of flexibility capacity, making it Europe’s largest virtual power plant for private homes – enough to cover the base load of over one million households.

Barbara Wittenberg shares how decentralized intelligence can lower energy costs, stabilize grids, and accelerate the transition to clean and affordable energy. Learn how connected homes, dynamic pricing, and AI are reshaping the system – for more energy independence and climate resilience.