A collaboration between ev.energy and Flexitricity has occured on an EV charging flexibility initiative for National Grid ESO Reserve service.
Flexitricity has included 500 ev.energy users in its virtual power plant participating in the STOR service. NGESO calls upon the STOR when demand is greater than expected or when generation capacity has gone offline unexpectedly. When this happens, Flexitricity will ask ev.energy’s users to temporarily reduce their charging. ev.energy’s smart charging platform will respond to the request while also ensuring that drivers will have enough charge in their car when they need it.
The new activity builds on and reinforces the UK’s pioneering work in opening up power markets to aggregated distributed energy resources.
The participation in power reserve markets is not an innovation or pilot project, but part of “business-as-usual” commercial flexibility, it said.
Andy Lowe, CEO at Flexitricity, said: “Flexitricity is now the first organization to participate with 500 EV charging points in Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR). This milestone marks another industry first and showcases Flexitricity’s commitment to innovation in the energy sector.
“By joining Flexitricity’s virtual power plant (VPP), more organizations can now contribute to GB’s largest VPP, which has recently surpassed the impressive 1GW milestone. This accomplishment not only highlights Flexitricity’s leadership in the industry but also opens up new opportunities to be part of a more sustainable and efficient energy system.”
Nick Woolley, CEO at ev.energy says, “ev.energy is participating as many EV drivers into grid services programs as possible and is a leader for independent EV charging flexibility. We were one of the first and biggest providers of services to distribution system operators and our participation in STOR now highlights our continued leadership in the sector.”
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