Piclo and National Grid Electricity Distribution have announced a strategic partnership aimed at simplifying access for Flexibility Service Providers (FSP) into local distribution Flexibility Markets.

From January 2024, more than 150 flex sellers with more than 60,000 assets registered on Piclo will have direct access to National Grid’s Low Voltage Flexibility Opportunities, seeking to trade over 90MW of local flexibility.

As the importance of flexibility in the UK’s electricity system increases, National Grid is committed to maximising market participation while simplifying the process for FSPs. In pursuit of this goal, National Grid is partnering with Piclo to build interfaces to their Market Gateway platform which will enable FSPs operating on the Piclo platform to seamlessly access and participate in National Grid’s distribution flexibility market territories.

Matt Watson, head of commercial and operability at National Grid, said: “This is our first step towards opening up our Market Gateway platform for wider market entry and the interfaces we’re developing with Piclo will provide FSPs with greater choice on how they enter the distribution flexibility market. We hope to see an increase in the offers available to us and importantly we’ll be able to make fair decisions on market clearing regardless of which platform the FSP trades through.”

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