Press Release
September 11, 2023 9:30 AM
Piclo to deliver Italy’s first local flexibility market with E-Distribuzione
Piclo, the leading independent marketplace for flexibility services, has been chosen to deliver Italy’s first local flexibility market by E-Distribuzione, part of ENEL Global Group. Piclo Flex will provide the end-to-end solution to acquire and dispatch flexibility services to solve local constraint issues on E-Distribuzione’s networks, which is the largest Distribution System Operator (DSO) in Italy.
Companies with assets such as electric vehicles or battery storage systems that are interested in earning additional revenue by providing short and medium-term grid services are invited to register on Piclo Flex.
Local flexibility services offer cost-effective solutions to drive decarbonisation, optimise network management and increase resilience. DSOs across Europe are establishing new local markets to acquire services for congestion management and voltage regulation in response to the EU’s Clean Energy Package. E-Distribuzione’s Project EDGE (Energy from Distributed Resources for the Management of the E-Distribuzione Network) aims to test and establish the most appropriate solution for the procurement of local ancillary services and the related remuneration in Italy. The project will initially cover areas in four provinces between North and South of Italy
James Johnston, CEO and co-founder of Piclo said:
“We are incredibly excited to launch this new market alongside E-Distribuzione, which is setting a new, leading standard for what can be achieved through DSO flexibility markets. This unparalleled development across Europe marks a new era for these markets including short-term flexibility services, greater integrations and end-to-end automation and ultimately improved network decarbonisation and resilience. We can’t wait to get going.”
E-Distribuzione joins leading System Operators adopting Piclo Flex as the independent marketplace for local flexibility markets. In the UK, Distribution System Operators (UK Power Networks, SP Energy Networks, Electricity North West and Northern Powergrid); and the Transmission System Operator (TSO) (The ESO); in Ireland (ESB Networks); in Portugal ( E-REDES), in Lithuania ( Energijos Skirstymo Operatorius AB (ESO)), and in the United States in New York State (National Grid).
Register on Piclo Flex today
Flexibility service providers are invited to register on the Piclo Flex platform here. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at flex-italia@piclo.energy.
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About Piclo
[This notice was updated on 11 June 2025]
Piclo is the world’s leading independent marketplace for energy flexibility. Our mission is to accelerate the decarbonization of electricity grids by connecting flex sellers - such as EV and battery operators, and DER aggregators - with every potential buyer, everywhere.
Through Piclo’s platform and services, flexibility providers can maximize the value of their assets by accessing a wide range of commercial opportunities across multiple markets and geographies. At the same time, flexibility buyers - including utilities, system operators, and energy retailers - gain access to the world’s largest pool of vetted flex sellers. Our platform helps them procure, operate, and settle flexibility services in a secure, streamlined, and scalable way.
Piclo operates across the USA, Europe, and Australia. Today, over 250 flex sellers - including Octopus Energy, Enel X, and Sunrun - have registered more than 350,000 assets, representing 30+ GW of flexible capacity on the platform. Flexibility buyers on Piclo include NESO, National Grid, SP Energy Networks, Northern Powergrid, E-Distribuzione, E-Redes, and Powercor.
To date, Piclo has enabled over $100 million and 3+ GW in flexibility contracts through its marketplace.
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