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SP Electricity North West

SP Electricity North West (SP ENW) is a “flexibility-first” distribution system operator (DSO) serving around 2.4 million homes across the North West of England. Discover how we work together – and the live markets available.

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SP Electricity North West: Autumn 2025 requirement

up to £ 13 M

revenue available

1588 MWs

capacity required

220

locations across the North West

Market activity

Autumn 2025 tender: Now live

SP Electricity North West has launched its Autumn 2025 tender on ElectronConnect, with more opportunities for distributed energy resource (DER) operators to offer their flexibility services into markets in their local area.

The flexibility service requirements

SP Electricity North West is asking for 1,588 MW of flexibility in 220 North West locations between 2026-28 – with up to £14m revenue available.

Deadlines

Commercial qualification closes: 12 December 2025
Technical qualification closes: 6 January 2026
Bidding window: 26 January – 9 February 2026

Get involved: Register on ElectronConnect

Previous tenders

Spring Tender 2025

SP Electricity North West required 897 MW of flexibility in 100 locations across Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester between 2025-28 in its Spring 2025 tender, with over £12m revenue available.

Autumn Tender 2024

SP Electricity North West’s Autumn tender required 870 MW of flexibility in 44 locations across Cumbria, Lancashire and Greater Manchester between 2025-28, with £12m revenue available in total for flexibility providers that participate.

Spring Tender 2024

SP Electricity North West’s Spring tender 2024 required 486MW of flexibility in 29 locations across Cumbria, Lancashire, and Greater Manchester with £7m revenue available.

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Latest news

Electricity North West dispatches real-time flexibility on ElectronConnect

February 2025: Electricity North West has successfully dispatched flexibility in real time through Electron’s next-generation market platform, ElectronConnect.

Read the full press release.

Partnership launched: Electricity North West x Electron

March 2024: Electricity North West partners with Electron to unlock flexibility at scale with enhanced, end-to-end market platform.

Read the full press release.

USE CASE

SP Electricity North West

Becoming the most digital DSO

The partnership between SP Electricity North West and Electron offers distributed energy resource (DER) operators acting as flexibility service providers (FSPs) a fully end-to-end, online journey to help drive engagement and participation with the network operator’s flexibility markets.

The challenge

SP ENW 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.

The solution

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

SP ENW 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 SP ENW’s dispatch and order management systems aligns with SP ENW’s aim to become the most digital DSO.

The platform enables SP ENW 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.

“Electricity North West is committed to remaining at the forefront of innovation in distribution system operation. This partnership with Electron underscores our dedication to using flexibility to deliver tangible benefits to our customers. We look forward to collaborating with Electron to further drive the digitalisation and development of our network, opening up these opportunities for flexibility to all of our customers, and working together to create a sustainable and equitable energy future for all, together.”

Cara Blockley
SP Electricity North West, Head of DSO

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