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By redirecting just 3% of U.S. data center investment, ACE could unlock $40B for virtual power plants (VPPs) and community energy programs - adding 100 GW+ of flexible capacity to the U.S. grid.

Data centers are emerging as flexible loads, but they could also procure local flexibility from clubs of Virtual Power Plants. This “clubbing” model strengthens communities, lowers costs, relieves grid constraints, and enhances resilience.

SP Energy Networks' (SPEN) month-ahead flexibility market, powered by Piclo, awarded £170k across 590 MWhs, proving shorter‑term flex procurement can balance the grid and boost participation.

What do recent government announcements in the US and UK mean for flexibility?

Clarity on Wholesale Market Reform Welcomed – Focus Must Now Shift to Pragmatic, Scalable Solutions

As energy systems evolve, Piclo’s APIs are powering the connected, dynamic grid of the future.

How Piclo Can Help Utilities and Distribution System Operators harness grid flexibility

The Local Constraint Market (LCM) aims to reduce overall costs of the transmission constraint across the B6 boundary, as an alternative to doing so through the national Balancing Mechanism.

The Capacity Market is a critical revenue stream for energy asset owners. However, secondary trading is a lesser known area, and participants have a lot of questions about how it all works.

Federal funding has accelerated the pace of the US energy transition in recent years via the IRA, IIJA, and the CHIPS and Science Act. A lot of the conversation has been focused on how we generate energy—will it be a future powered by offshore wind, hydrogen energy, or will distributed solar be the key to unlocking a carbon free future?

Flexibility and energy markets must become accessible and stackable - but what is the best approach to achieve this? In this blog, we explore the concept of a “Markets Governance Framework” and how its application to energy and flexibility markets could shift the dial toward making it easier for assets to participate across multiple markets.

In this blog, Piclo’s US Policy and Regulatory Affairs Manager John Greene, discusses his key takeaways from the 2023 National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Summer Policy Summit, and what needs to be done to transform the US’s energy system to enable greater renewables integration.