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The virtual power plant for your flexible assets

Virtual Power Plant

Unlock new revenue from your energy assets.
Access more energy markets and optimise value through our VPP.

What is a Virtual Power Plant?

A Virtual Power Plant (VPP) connects flexible energy assets - including battery storage, flexible demand, on-site generation and EV charging - into a single, coordinated resource, enabling businesses to access energy markets and unlock new revenue.

 

Rather than just relying on physical power stations, the grid can call on this collective flexibility to help balance supply and demand in real time. 


Enel X identifies electricity use that can be turned down, paused, or traded. In return, participating businesses lower electricity costs, generate new revenue, and play an active role in supporting a more resilient energy system.

A new revenue stream

Turn flexibility in your electricity consumption into a recurring income stream. No capital outlay, no disruption.

Intelligent market access

We'll help enrol your assets into the right flexibility programmes at the right times, maximising value across multiple markets.

24/7 operations centre

Our Dublin-based Network Operations Centre monitors energy markets in real time and manages every dispatch, day and night, 365 days a year.

Making VPP participation simple and valuable

Who is it for?

If your site has battery storage, CHP, onsite generation, or flexible energy demand, you can participate in our Virtual Power Plant.

Managed for you

We handle market access and optimisation on your behalf. Each site is assessed individually to ensure participation aligns with your operations, with full visibility and control over how your assets are used.

Proven at scale

Our Virtual Power Plant already connects more than 10 GW of flexible capacity across 8,000+ sites in 14 countries.

 

When you join, you benefit from established market access, proven optimisation, and the scale of a global network.

Case Study

Carlsberg Britvic VPP Case Study

Carlsberg Britvic VPP Case Study

This case study explores how collaboration between industry, energy aggregators and policymakers is reshaping the electricity landscape.

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It pays to be in our VPP

It pays to be in our VPP

It pays to be in our VPP

Unlock value from your flexible energy assets through Enel X’s Virtual Power Plant.

Battery Storage Demand Side Response Energy Flexibility Virtual Power Plant VPP Brochure
Optimisation for your BESS

Optimisation for your BESS

Optimisation for your BESS

Unlock more value from your battery energy storage system through Enel X’s Virtual Power Plant.

Battery Storage Demand Response Virtual Power Plant VPP Brochure

It pays to be in our VPP!

How our VPP works

  1. We assess your site
    We identify which assets and processes can provide flexibility, from battery storage and onsite generation to large energy loads.

  2. We connect you to the right markets
    Your available capacity is placed into the most valuable programmes, from long-term agreements to real-time trading opportunities.

  3. We optimise continuously
    Our platform ensures your assets are in the right market at the right time, maximising value across multiple programmes, not just one.

  4. We manage delivery
    When an event occurs, we coordinate the response with you in advance, ensuring it aligns with your operational constraints.

  5. You earn revenue
    You’re paid for availability, for reducing consumption when needed, and for accessing energy markets when conditions are favourable.

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Your assets. Your terms.

How you participate is entirely up to you. 

Any of the following assets can earn revenue through our VPP:

 

  • Battery storage (BESS) — access multiple revenue opportunities through intelligent market participation.
  • CHP and onsite generation — earn additional value while continuing to support onsite processes.
  • Flexible demand — unlock rewards by temporarily reducing or shifting consumption when appropriate.

 

Participation is independent of your electricity supplier. If you're happy with how you buy power today, you don't need to change a thing.

 

VPP Industries

Explore your revenue potential in our VPP

Connect with our team to assess your assets and identify where and how they can generate value across energy markets.