Pixie Chart of the week | Piclo publishes DNO flexibility findings

Software company Piclo released two white papers in September sharing findings from the pilot phase of its Piclo Flex Marketplace trial. The papers, supported by BEIS, explore the future of distributed flexibility procurement as researched through Piclo’s trials with all six of GB’s Distribution Network Operators (DNOs).

This week’s Chart of the week is from the paper Energy on Trial and demonstrates the proportions of flexibility requirement identified in the Piclo Flex trial. The highest need for flexibility, identified by DNOs, was the deferral of network reinforcement at 45.2%.

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