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SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks (SPEN) is one of the UK’s largest distribution system operators, serving more than five million customers across Central and Southern Scotland, Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and North Shropshire.
SP Energy Networks' flexibility targets
Up to £
2.9
M
estimated market value
12536
MWh
estimated flexibility volume
Up to
52
locations
USE CASE
SP Energy Networks
Scaling flexibility to support a resilient, net zero networkUsing ElectronConnect, SPEN is able to launch, manage, and coordinate flexibility markets more frequently and with greater operational insight. This supports improved reliability, reduced costs to customers, and more efficient use of existing network assets.
SP Energy Networks operates across a highly diverse network, from dense urban centres to rural and island communities. As electricity demand grows and low carbon technologies connect at pace, SPEN faces increasing complexity in forecasting, planning, and real-time network management.
Traditional reinforcement alone is not sufficient to meet these challenges efficiently. The network requires flexible solutions that can respond dynamically to changing conditions, unplanned outages, and evolving customer behaviour.
Historically, this has been difficult to deliver at scale.
ElectronConnect provides SP Energy Networks with a comprehensive flexibility market platform, supporting the full lifecycle of flexibility procurement – from market design and dispatch through to settlement and reporting.
The platform enables SPEN to:
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Run more frequent and dynamic markets
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Lower barriers to entry for flexibility service providers through standardised processes and clear requirements.
As SPEN continues to scale its flexibility ambitions through ED2 and into ED3, the platform provides a foundation for innovation, growth, and long-term resilience.
“As we accelerate our journey toward a more flexible and resilient grid, partnering with Electron represents a strategic step forward in how we procure and deploy flexibility services. ElectronConnect’s comprehensive platform will enable us toward more dynamic, real-time markets that better reflect the evolving needs of our network and the capabilities of our flexibility providers. This partnership positions us to significantly scale our flexibility for the communities we serve, while supporting the UK’s Net Zero ambitions.”
Gerard Boyd
SP Energy Networks, Head of Flexibility
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