SSEN x Electron: What’s new, what’s next

Webinar overview

There may be more ways to earn from SSEN’s flex market than you think. SSEN Distribution uses ElectronConnect to run day-ahead, short-term and long-term flexibility markets across its two licence areas in the north of Scotland and central southern England. Join Chris Broadhurst, CCO at Electron, Paul Fitzgerald, DSO Network Access and Flexibility Markets Manager at SSEN, and Nick Huntbatch, CPO at Electron, to explore how provider participation has evolved in the area, what day-ahead markets have unlocked for providers, and what new opportunities are upcoming.

The webinar covers:

A look back at successes and lessons learned so far Including outage management from day-ahead markets
A look ahead at the flexibility roadmap Including scaling day-ahead markets and growing use cases for flexibility
Q&A

Speakers

Moderator | Chris Broadhurst Chief Commercial Officer, Electron

With over a decade of experience in energy, Chris has a passion for driving the adoption of disruptive technologies that can accelerate the transition to Net Zero. His past experiences have spanned across supply, consultancy, and technology, as well as advisory roles for the UK Government’s Net Zero Energy Council.

Speaker | Paul Fitzgerald DSO Network Access and Flexibility Markets Manager, SSEN

Paul leads the DSO Flexibility Markets Team at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). With over 30 years of experience in the electricity industry, he specialises in flexibility market design, stakeholder engagement, and operational delivery, helping to unlock the value of flexible energy resources. In this session, Paul will share practical, real-world insights into how SSEN is innovating and operationalising flexibility at scale, alongside its leadership in shaping a future “build and flex” approach to enable efficient network development and faster electrification.

Speaker | Nick Huntbatch CPO, Electron

Nick oversees the development of market platform, ElectronConnect. He has spent the last 15 years building and taking to market world-class, high-impact software. Nick specialises in highly technical, multi-stakeholder B2B software platforms in the energy sector, and has provided solutions to thousands of users across hundreds of organisations of all sizes.

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