London, 27 March 2025 – Piclo, the leading digital marketplace solution for flexibility services, and Plexigrid, the leader in real-time low voltage analytics solutions, have partnered to transform how utilities and distributed energy resources (DERs) access energy markets. This ground-breaking collaboration will enable a new wave of market access for DERs, empowering utilities to optimise energy flows, enhance grid efficiency and stability, and accelerate the widespread adoption of renewable energy sources.
Mike Strahlman, Chief Growth Officer at Piclo, said:
“Piclo has always been at the forefront of providing innovative and scalable solutions for the flexibility market, and this partnership with Plexigrid is a natural progression. By combining our intuitive API-driven marketplace with Plexigrid’s AI powered grid analytics we are enabling utilities and DERs to access markets in entirely new ways. Our platform simplifies market participation, making it easier than ever for energy resources to find new revenue opportunities, access more markets, and optimise their impact on the grid. This partnership will accelerate the adoption of secure, resilient grid.”
Piclo’s cutting-edge marketplace, integrated with its intuitive APIs and software solutions, will play a pivotal role in this partnership. By streamlining the connection between utilities, energy providers, and DERs, Piclo’s solutions will offer a seamless and flexible approach to accessing energy markets, integrating with Plexigrid’s AI grid analytics technology. This partnership unlocks new potential for flexibility services, offering greater control and more efficient management of DERs within the electricity grid.
Linda-Maria Wadman, Chief Commercial Officer at Plexigrid, added:
“Enabling utilities to leverage flexibility services to enhance grid operations, and optimize grid capacity requires an end-to-end solution. By joining forces with Piclo, Plexigrid is able to offer a seamless solution that integrates market access and grid management in a way that was previously not possible. Together, we are creating a new pathway for DERs to contribute to grid stability, helping utilities deliver more reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy.”
Plexigrid’s AI platform empowers DSOs with real-time analytics, congestion forecasting, and grid optimization capabilities, enabling them to monitor, plan and manage the activation of the most efficient flexibility resources. The integration with the Piclo Marketplace unlocks the full potential of flexibility. Plexigrid ensures congestions are solved with the right solution at the right time, maximizing the benefits for grid operations. While the Piclo Marketplace enables easy and efficient participation in energy markets, allowing grid operators, utilities, and energy providers to optimise energy flows and maximise the value of DERs.
With a shared vision of accelerating the transition to a cleaner, more resilient energy system, this collaboration will drive innovation, improve grid management, and unlock new opportunities for flexibility services in the energy market.
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Plexigrid is a technology provider that develops software to optimize the planning and operation of electricity grids at the distribution level. Plexigrid's solutions increase grid utilisation and free up capacity by using demand flexibility to integrate more renewable energy, charging infrastructure, heat pumps and energy storage. Plexigrid is driving the transformation of grid planning and operations. Working with the world’s most progressive distribution grid operators we are demonstrating how advanced analytics and flexibility can optimize grid performance across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific,
The company is based in Gijón, Spain and Stockholm, Sweden. Plexigrid was founded in 2020 by Alberto Méndez, former Regional CEO of Siemens-Gamesa and Head of Wind at Vattenfall; and Pablo Arboleya, Professor of Electric Power Engineering at the University of Oviedo.
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[This notice was updated on 22nd January, 2025]
Piclo’s mission is to decarbonise the grid. We develop software solutions that make our energy networks smarter, flexible and more sustainable. Our marketplace platform enables flex sellers (such as EV and battery owners) to access more electricity markets from one place. And enables flex buyers (system operators, US utilities) to source flexible electricity from more Distributed Energy Resources.
To date, Piclo has over 350,000 registered flexible assets representing 26+ GW of registered flex capacity, with flexibility contracts awarded totalling £75m and 3+ GW of flexible capacity procured.
Piclo currently operates in six global markets: in the UK, supporting all six Distribution System Operators (UK Power Networks, SP Energy Networks, Electricity North West, Northern Powergrid, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks and National Grid Electricity Distribution); and the independent System Operator (NESO); in Ireland (ESB Networks), Italy (E-Distribuzione), Portugal (E-REDES)); in Australia (CitiPower, Powercor); and in the United States in New York State (National Grid) and Connecticut (United Illuminating, Eversource). Aside from its leading position in the UK, Piclo has a growing presence in Europe, USA and the Asia-Pacific.
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