Price signals grounded in
physical network reality.
Most energy markets ignore the physical grid. Enleashed reads network state at every level of the hierarchy — from national system operator to individual device — and uses it to infer scarcity, produce bounded local price signals, and constrain every dispatch decision to what the network can actually deliver.
The grid is a hierarchy. The exchange should be too.
The electricity network is a holarchy: each level is simultaneously a whole (with its own operating rules and constraints) and a part of a larger whole. System, transmission, distribution, feeder, device — each level has its own tightness, its own capacity limits, and its own contribution to overall grid state.
The Enleashed exchange is designed to mirror this structure. Price signals and dispatch decisions are formed at the level where the constraint actually exists — not averaged out to a system-wide abstraction. Local problems get local solutions.
Scarcity inference
Network state at each level is translated into a scarcity signal — a bounded indicator of how tight capacity is at that point in the grid.
Bounded price signals
Local price signals are derived from scarcity inference, anchored to wholesale reference prices. They cannot become arbitrary — they are bounded by physical reality.
Constrained dispatch
Every dispatch decision is checked against network state at the delivery point. The exchange cannot clear flexibility that the network cannot physically support.
Six levels of network intelligence. All read in real time.
From national system frequency to individual device metering, Enleashed reads network state at every relevant level and uses it to inform, constrain and evidence exchange activity.
System
At the system level, Enleashed monitors frequency, reserve margins and inertia — the fundamental indicators of whether the system as a whole is balanced. System-level tightness sets the floor for scarcity signals across the entire exchange.
- · Frequency deviation (Hz)
- · Reserve headroom (MW)
- · System inertia (GVAs)
- · STOR / FFR activation
Transmission
Transmission constraints create zonal price differences. Enleashed reads transmission flow and constraint data to understand where wholesale delivery is physically limited and where flexibility can unlock capacity.
- · Transmission line flows (MW)
- · Constraint rents (£/MWh)
- · Inter-zonal capacity
- · Thermal headroom
GSP · Primary substation
Grid Supply Points and primary substations are where transmission meets the distribution network. Congestion at this level is the most common cause of constraint costs. Enleashed uses GSP and primary data to identify where local flexibility is most valuable.
- · GSP demand (MW)
- · Primary transformer loading (%)
- · Thermal headroom (MW)
- · Power factor
Secondary substation · Feeder
Secondary substations and LV feeders are where most distributed assets connect. Tightness at this level is the most granular constraint on flexibility dispatch — and the most directly relevant to asset owners with household devices.
- · Feeder loading (%)
- · LV voltage profile (pu)
- · Thermal headroom (kW)
- · Phase imbalance
Household · Device
At the asset level, Enleashed reads metered data from individual devices — EV chargepoints, batteries, solar inverters, heat pumps — to confirm response, evidence dispatch, and calculate settlement. Asset-level data closes the loop between network state and delivered flexibility.
- · Asset power output / draw (kW)
- · State of charge (battery)
- · Response time (seconds)
- · Settlement evidence
Ancillary services
Beyond energy market participation, flexible assets can provide ancillary services: frequency response, voltage support, reactive power, and inertia. Enleashed routes assets into ancillary service provision where network conditions and asset capabilities align.
- · Frequency response capability (MW/Hz)
- · Reactive power (MVAr)
- · Response speed (ms)
- · Synthetic inertia availability
Built to work with
distribution network operators.
Distribution System Operators are increasingly required to procure local flexibility to manage network congestion and support the energy transition. Enleashed provides a network-aware exchange that integrates with DNO / DSO data, ingest UKPN-style network datasets, and produces the evidence outputs that operators need.
- →Network data ingestion — UKPN-style datasets and equivalent DNO data formats
- →Constraint visibility — real-time feeder, substation and GSP loading data
- →Flexibility procurement — structured request and dispatch for specific network nodes
- →Evidence outputs — audit-ready dispatch and settlement records for regulatory reporting
- →Asset visibility — registered DER assets mapped to network connection points
Enleashed is in active development. This reflects current platform status, not a commercial live service claim.
Talk to us about the network layer.
We are working with DSOs, network operators and flexibility market participants to pilot the network-aware exchange. Get in touch to explore a pilot or research collaboration.