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Flexitricity pioneered the flexible energy industry in Great Britain. What started over 20 years ago as a small start-up in a spare room has evolved into a thriving business at the forefront of the energy revolution.

  • 2004
    • Flexitricity is founded by Dr Alastair Martin.
  • 2008
    • First STOR call—Flexitricity starts live operations and makes history by becoming the first demand side response aggregator in Great Britain.
    • Flexitricity starts offering a triad management services and goes on to retain a 100% record.
  • 2012
    • First Frequency Control by Demand Management (FCDM) call.
  • 2014
    • Flexitricity is the first aggregator to gain a Capacity Market contract.
    • Flexitricity is acquired by the Alpiq Group.
  • 2016
    • Flexitricity launches the first system in the GB market to monetise excess wind power (Footroom / Demand Turn-up).
  • 2018
    • Flexitricity celebrates its 10th anniversary and over £20 million in savings and revenue to UK businesses.
    • 10,000th DSR call.
    • Flexitricity becomes an energy supplier.
    • Flexitricity makes history by trading the first behind-the-meter asset in the Balancing Mechanism.
  • 2019
    • Flexitricity dispatches an EV charge point for the first time.
    • Flexitricity builds a utility scale battery storage portfolio.
    • Flexitricity is included in the first wave of accredited flexibility providers to join the Flex Assure scheme.
  • 2020
    • Another Flexitricity first and an important milestone for the GB energy market—Flexitricity completed the first ever Balancing Mechanism transaction as a Virtual Lead Party through the Balancing Mechanism Wider Access route to market by dispatching two batteries owned by Philip Dennis Foodservice.
    • Flexitricity partnered with Gresham House to optimise revenue for their 50MW Thurcroft battery storage site—thought to be the biggest in Europe (as of May 2020).
  • 2022
    • Andy Lowe is appointed CEO of Flexitricity
    • Flexitricity continues to grow rapidly and establishes a number of exciting battery optimisation partnerships
    • Flexitricity merged with Velox Power, another Quinbrook company, to form the Flexitricity Group
  • 2023
    • First Balancing Settlement Code (BSC) qualified Asset Meter Virtual Lead Party (AMVLP)
  • 2024
    • Virtual Power Plant surpasses 1GW

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