Industrial facilities represent a specific environment for the deployment and coordination of electric energy sources and storage systems. Large areas (roofs, parking lots, etc.) and land and terrain specificities enable various systems with high installed power to be utilized, hence diversifying energy production and providing a flexible and reliable energy supply. Moreover, diversification of energy sources ushers the usage of advanced energy management schemes that secure efficient electric energy resource utilization. Also, various storage systems can be installed and energy usage can be optimized further. Still, the paradigmatic change in how energy is used, from a single source, single aggregated load to the large and sophisticated prosumer concept, brings many technical and technological hurdles. This paper provides an outlook on some of the new developments regarding how electric energy is produced, stored, and managed in modern industrial environments. Also, how impediments, hindering mentioned developments, can be mitigated is discussed.
