The off-grid segment of the energy industry is often considered a second-class citizen, but as the industry continues its transition to a more distributed, consumer-centric model, off-grid can offer several valuable lessons to the grid-connected world.
These include continuous innovation to expand their market, offering increasingly complex and differentiated services, and embracing new technologies in often unregulated environments.
As the electricity industry moves towards a more distributed, digitalised and decentralised future, similar innovations may well be needed in the on-grid industry.
