HECO ENERGY S.R.L. S.B.

Heating, cooling, and home electricity account for an enormous share of European energy consumption. The transition to renewables is necessary, but the variability of photovoltaic generation and heat pumps creates optimisation challenges that conventional control systems cannot manage efficiently. Having panels on the roof is not enough: intelligence is needed to understand when to produce, when to draw from the grid, when to charge storage, and how to balance thermal comfort with energy cost. HECO ENERGY, founded in Milan as a benefit corporation, has developed an intelligent system that uses artificial intelligence to optimise heating, cooling, and electricity in homes and buildings in real time, maximising efficiency while reducing costs and emissions. The system orchestrates the different components of the energy installation - photovoltaics, heat pump, storage, electrical loads - based on energy prices, weather conditions, occupant habits, and grid availability. The underlying insight is that the energy transition cannot be sustained solely by installing renewable technologies: an intelligence layer that manages them optimally is needed. A poorly managed photovoltaic installation fails to realise its potential; a heat pump working at the wrong times increases costs rather than reducing them. HECO positions itself exactly at this intelligent orchestration layer. The residential and commercial energy efficiency market is one of the largest and fastest-growing in Europe, driven by tax incentives, building efficiency regulations, and growing consumer awareness of both environmental impact and energy bills. The benefit corporation structure reflects a mission that goes beyond profit: contributing measurably to the energy transition by making the benefits of energy intelligence accessible to the widest possible market.