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If 2022 was the year of major climate policy via the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), then 2023 must pivot toward implementation.

2022 was a year of expansion for Piclo as we saw the growth of our Piclo Flex marketplace to new international markets. We have also announced some exciting collaborations, developed milestone APIs and worked with new ways to highlight flexibility as an essential solution for all energy networks. Here is our 2022 in summary…

In the wake of the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), every part of the United States energy system must prepare itself for what is going to be a radical shake-up. We take a look at what the IRA is and why a flexible energy system, with non-wire alternatives (also known as flexibility services) at its heart, will be critical to its success.

Piclo sat down with Alex Howard, Product Manager for UKPN, to discuss their upcoming competitions and how you can get started.

Piclo sat down with Lois Clark, DSO Commercial Manager for ENWL, to discuss their upcoming competitions and how you can get started.

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are becoming increasingly important to flexibility markets. In this blog, our integrations-focused Software Engineer, Jordan Calcutt, dives into why and how Piclo has opted to go down the route of Spec-Driven API development.

“What are the most exciting things to come out of RIIO ED2?” The uptake of EVs as a source of flexibility, transitioning to DSO and delivering flexibility in an efficient manner with correct systems and processes are a few responses from our panel...

In this blog, Technical Product Manager, Jacob Vincent, answers FAQs about Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), the use and importance of integrations in local flexibility markets, and a sneak preview of how Piclo is spearheading this progress and how Piclo Flex users can get involved.

The UK has been at the forefront of establishing local flexibility markets, yet there is a growing interest in their development across Europe and the US in response to policies such as the EU’s Clean Energy Package. In this blog, Product Manager Matthew Smith explores Piclo’s experience of transforming a UK-focused and English-only proposition into a global software product.

‘If you don’t have an asset in the right location now, you probably will in the next ten years with the amount of demand we’re going to see”. Episode 4 explores the importance of DSO flexibility markets.

Why is data at the heart of DSO flexibility markets? Piclo's Data Engineer, Adrian Shelley, joins this episode of The Flexibility Forecast.

As the US energy systems continue to adapt to the rise in alternative energy resources brought on the grid in response to the climate crisis, the various energy markets are quickly evolving to incorporate these generators and address the power needs of customers across the country.