ENWL operates one of the most diverse electricity networks, from the rural hills of the lake district to Manchester, one of the largest cities in the UK.

When it comes to incentivising flexibility, the network operator needs to cater for a broad range of DER technology types, locations, and timeframes to maximise the volume of flexible capacity it procures.

Previous systems made this difficult – for the DSO and its FSPs – with a reliance on spreadsheets and off-system processes and no integration with operational systems.

ENWL partnered with Electron in March 2024 to deliver flexibility markets run on the next-generation market platform, ElectronConnect.

ENWL uses the platform for the full, end-to-end journey, from commercial contracting, through to long-term auctions and operational dispatch and settlement.

The close integration between ElectronConnect and ENWL’s dispatch and order management systems aligns with ENWL’s aim to become the most digital DSO.

The platform enables ENWL to procure flexibility across multiple technology types, network levels, and time scales, from day-ahead to year(s)-ahead.

That integration brings markets closer to system needs – whilst reducing the manual effort of operating and running the markets.