The radar on artificial intelligence · electrical and installation
AI is moving the value from the panel to operations
Two weeks in which Siemens and Algeno connected predictive AI to 73 buildings in Norway and Sweden, and a Nordic report showed that half of operations buyers are already testing autonomous AI.
21 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026
What happened
On 21 September Siemens and Algeno announced that predictive AI is integrated directly into Siemens Building X. The solution is already running at nine customers in Norway and Sweden and covers 73 buildings. It analyses operational data, weather forecasts and building behaviour, and was presented in a webinar on 24 September.Source: Siemens · kommunikasjon.ntb.no (opens in a new tab)
On 21 September ABB launched Infinitus, a direct current portfolio from supply to server rack for AI data centres, built on 800 VDC and the NVIDIA collaboration from October 2025. ABB expects the next chip generation to need 1 MW per rack, against 120 to 140 kW today. A 5 percent efficiency gain in a 500 MW data centre can free 25 MW and create potential for more than 300 million dollars in extra annual revenue. The first sites using the full portfolio are expected in operation in two to three…Source: ABB via Nasdaq · view.news.eu.nasdaq.com (opens in a new tab)
On 24 September Coor published a Nordic report based on about 500 real estate and facility management decision makers and 500 office workers in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. 43 percent believe AI will change how workplaces, buildings and services are planned, managed and delivered. Half are already testing or using advanced autonomous AI. Only 15 percent are actively investing and scaling, while 31 percent do not use AI in any FM area. Skills are the primary barrier.Source: Coor · news.cision.com (opens in a new tab)
On 25 September SecurityWorldMarket wrote that the smart building market has moved from standalone automation to AI platforms that connect a building's technical systems. The Nordics are counted among the most mature regions. Sweden is focusing on AI-based property operations and energy management in existing commercial property, and Norway is investing in smart energy management and digital property management. NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act are driving cybersecurity investment.Source: SecurityWorldMarket · securityworldmarket.com (opens in a new tab)
Memoori analyst James McHale, quoted on 25 September, said that 23 percent of strategic smart building startup investments in the first half of 2026 involved an established player. ABB, Carrier, Honeywell, Schneider Electric and Siemens were among the investors. The largest round of the half year went to German Cloover, an AI platform for renewable energy installers, which raised 1.2 billion dollars in a Series A.Source: SecurityWorldMarket · securityworldmarket.com (opens in a new tab)
On 22 September OsloMet published a study of 126 industry interviews from 2023 to 2025, including electrical and data technology. In electrical work, AI is described as an extension of established automation technology, and it is met with critical awareness. The study concludes that generic AI training is not enough, and that the electrical trade needs a trade-specific approach.Source: Skandinavisk tidsskrift for yrker og profesjoner i utvikling · journals.oslomet.no (opens in a new tab)
The September release of the AI Labor Market Index classifies electricians, STYRK-08 7411, as a trade with low AI exposure. The index is roughly zero. Employment in the most AI-exposed private sector occupations has grown about as much as in the least exposed since the months before ChatGPT.Source: KI-indeksen · kiindeksen.no (opens in a new tab)
Where the industry is being automated
Building owners can adopt Algeno's predictive heating control through Siemens Building X without large integration projects. Nine customers in Norway and Sweden already do so across 73 buildings. The optimisation can then sit with the platform vendor, not with the installer who fitted the system.Source: Siemens · kommunikasjon.ntb.no (opens in a new tab)
ABB, Schneider Electric and Siemens are buying into smart building AI startups. In the first half of 2026 an established player took part in 23 percent of the strategic startup investments. A firm that only supplies equipment can lose the data layer and the customer relationship after handover.Source: SecurityWorldMarket · securityworldmarket.com (opens in a new tab)
Cloover, an AI platform aimed at renewable energy installers, raised 1.2 billion dollars in a Series A, according to Memoori. AI-born companies are taking a position between the installer and the customer in parts of the installation market.Source: SecurityWorldMarket · securityworldmarket.com (opens in a new tab)
Coor points out that the next AI gain in buildings sits in operational data, work orders and building systems, not in visible office tools. An installer that only delivers plant and PDFs will meet buyers who are already testing autonomous AI in operations.Source: Coor · news.cision.com (opens in a new tab)
Customers are changing their demands
Nine building owners in Norway and Sweden are already running AI-controlled heating in 73 buildings through Siemens Building X and Algeno. They want better performance without more complexity, and they want to use data they already have.Source: Siemens · kommunikasjon.ntb.no (opens in a new tab)
Among Nordic real estate and facility management buyers, 43 percent believe AI will change how buildings and services are planned and delivered. Half are already testing advanced autonomous AI. They will require data, integration and clear ownership, and they name skills, data quality and system integration as what stops scaling.Source: Coor · news.cision.com (opens in a new tab)
Swedish commercial property players are prioritising AI-based operations and energy management in existing buildings. Norwegian customers are investing in smart energy management and digital property management. Both will want technical installations that can connect to shared platforms, not standalone systems.Source: SecurityWorldMarket · securityworldmarket.com (opens in a new tab)
NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act are pushing customers to require more secure connected products in access control, video, BMS and energy management. The security systems are at the same time used as data sources for occupancy and energy use.Source: SecurityWorldMarket · securityworldmarket.com (opens in a new tab)
Moves to consider now
On three current jobs, list which data the installation already produces, such as energy, alarms and service history, and whether the customer can read them in a platform such as Building X. effort: light
Ask your three largest customers this month whether next year they will require AI-readable documentation, live building data or a connection to an open operations platform. effort: light
Run a pilot on heating control or energy monitoring with one customer on an open platform, and measure energy use and the number of service callouts against the same period last year. effort: medium
Train supervisors and project managers in trade-specific AI, with wiring rules, calculation and documentation, not in generic chat. The OsloMet study shows that electrical workers meet AI as automation and with a critical eye. effort: medium
On bids with a data centre or high power demand, check whether 800 VDC and ABB Infinitus change cable routes, floor area and efficiency, so the bid does not lock the customer into alternating current only. effort: medium
Build a service offer for ongoing optimisation and cybersecurity of connected installations, so the firm keeps the customer after handover and does not lose them to a platform vendor or an FM company. effort: heavy
Written by a language model with web search, every second week. Every claim links to its source. Not advice.
