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What is
flexibility

 

Become flexible

Grid congestion and peak capacity challenges can become strategic opportunities. We help you optimize consumption, unlock flexibility value and create new revenue streams through intelligent, data-driven energy steering.

Strategy

What is flexibility and how does it work?

Flexibility is the ability to respond to energy grid conditions and market prices by adjusting when and how energy is produced, consumed, stored or fed into the grid. As electrification grows and renewable energy increases, supply and demand become less aligned, creating both surpluses and shortages.

Through our Virtual Power Plant (VPP), we digitally connect and centrally manage renewable assets such as solar parks, wind farms and energy storage systems. When the grid experiences congestion or imbalance, these assets can respond within seconds. This helps stabilise the electricity system while creating additional revenue. Flexibility turns renewable generation from passive production into an actively managed energy resource.

Essential

Why flexibility is essential in today’s energy system

The energy transition is accelerating, and renewable generation is growing rapidly. However, grid infrastructure cannot always keep up with this expansion. As a result, many regions are experiencing increasing grid congestion, limiting feed-in capacity and delaying new connections.

At the same time, the growing share of renewable energy is increasing price volatility on energy markets. Weather-dependent generation and ongoing electrification cause supply and demand to fluctuate more strongly than in the past.

For producers and prosumers, this creates a new reality. Having generation capacity alone is no longer enough. The real value lies in how controllable and flexible that generation is.

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Flexibility for producers

Flexibility services are especially relevant for energy producers such as owners of solar parks, wind farms and energy storage systems (EES).  When production exceeds grid capacity or market demand, assets can be:
Curtailment

Temporarily curtailed to prevent congestion or negative prices

  
Storage

Temporarily stored using batteries

 

  
Deployment

Actively deployed in balancing and intraday markets

  
Our VPP

Virtual Power Plant

Scholt Energy connects these assets to the relevant energy markets through its Virtual Power Plant (VPP). This allows producers to:

  • Monetise flexibility instead of losing revenue
  • Access markets that are otherwise unavailable to individual assets
  • Reduce exposure to congestion-related restrictions

The result is a new layer of revenue on top of existing production income.

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“Flexibility is not a technical feature.
It is a strategic capability that allows companies to participate actively in the future energy system."
Rick Cuijpers
Sales Manager Renewables & Flexibility
Strategy

Flexibility for prosumers

Prosumers combine large-scale consumption with on-site generation, such as solar rooftops, batteries or EV infrastructure. This creates complex energy flows, but also significant flexibility potential.

Scholt Energy integrates production, storage and consumption into one coordinated strategy. Flexibility becomes part of a broader energy optimisation approach, not a standalone add-on.
Peak fees

Align generation and consumption more efficiently to avoid peak grid fees

  
Deployment

Use batteries and charging infrastructure as active system assets

 

  
Revenue

Generate revenue without affecting core operations

  
Turn flex into revenue

How to create revenue from flexibility?

When renewable assets actively support the grid, they create clear value for the energy system. This value is compensated through different energy markets. For solar, wind, and battery assets, flexibility can also be monetised by optimising feed-in timing and participating in market trading. Through our Virtual Power Plant, we aggregate flexible assets and manage all interactions with energy markets.

This includes forecasting market conditions, deciding when assets are activated, trading energy, handling settlement, and providing clear reporting, supported by powerful algorithms. Asset owners do not need to monitor the markets themselves or make operational decisions in real time.

Our solutions

What is included within Flexibility?

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A structured approach to spreading volumes over time and markets to reduce risk and increase predictability. 

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Continuous market monitoring, price modelling and proactive buying signals to support decision-making.

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Where possible, we unlock value from flexible assets and help manage congestion risks — now and in the future.

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