The dismantling of conventional power plant capacities as part of the energy transition that has taken place over the past 25 years and will continue into the future has a particular impact on the Saxon Lusatia region. For this reason, it will become necessary to stabilize the situation in the energy technology sector of the labor market, to strengthen the structural conditions for industrial structures, and to improve the conditions for research institutions in the region. This calls for close collaboration between industry and research institutions. The requirements of Saxony’s grid operators extend beyond grid expansion and restructuring to the development and refining of strategies for the operational management of their grids. The work of the proposed junior research group contributed to mastering the challenges in achieving reliable electricity supply arising from the dispersed renewable power generation plants in Saxony. In the process, a tight network was formed between research and educational institutions in Saxony (HS Zittau/Görlitz, TU Dresden), the Saxon distribution grid operators and industry based in the region.