Boffetti S.p.A. has obtained authorization for remote self-consumption from GSE (the Italian Energy Services Manager), a step that allows for overcoming the limits of local self-consumption and transforming the sites in Bonate Sotto and Chignolo d’Isola into a single distributed energy ecosystem. The two sites, with a total power of 950 kW, being connected to the same primary electrical substation, can now share the energy produced by the photovoltaic system at the Bonate Sotto site in a coordinated and intelligent manner.

In 2025, the total electricity requirement of the sites is 2.570.250 kWh/year, while the production of the photovoltaic plants installed in Bonate Sotto and Chignolo d’Isola reaches 1.295.800 kWh/year, corresponding to a 50% coverage of the total load: a percentage that represents the result of self-consumption limited within the individual sites.

Remote self-consumption allows this inefficiency to be overcome. The energy produced in Bonate Sotto, instead of being managed exclusively at the production site, can be stored and redistributed based on the instantaneous needs of Chignolo d’Isola, creating a balanced system that uses energy where it is most needed. The management of storage systems is therefore redesigned, utilizing an "oscillating" pattern of charging and discharging that avoids saturation and total depletion, improving both the electrochemical lifespan of the storage systems and the efficiency of the energy cycle. This model is governed by predictive algorithms that integrate photovoltaic production estimates, historical consumption data, and residual capacity availability, allowing for dynamic and optimized management of energy flows.

Thanks to this new management model, forecasts for 2026 indicate a substantial improvement: the energy effectively self-consumed by the two sites will reach approximately 1.867.800 kWh, increasing the coverage of requirements from 50% to 61%. This leap in efficiency stems from the system's greater capacity to utilize already available production and from a 500 kWp increase in installed photovoltaic power, reducing grid withdrawals and increasing the share of renewable energy actually used in business processes.

This result brings a series of benefits: an improvement in the overall efficiency of the energy system, a longer useful life for the storage systems thanks to the reduction of deep cycles, greater stability of power flows at the sites, and, naturally, a significant reduction in annual energy costs. From an environmental perspective, the increase in the self-consumption share directly impacts the reduction of CO₂ emissions related to grid withdrawals, consolidating Boffetti's commitment to a more sustainable operating model.

The GSE approval therefore represents not only a milestone but the start of a new evolutionary phase for the company's energy system: a distributed, intelligent infrastructure oriented toward the maximum utilization of internally produced renewable energy.