Reserve markets: value from business flexibility

A suitable battery or controllable load can help balance the grid and generate income. Enfy helps assess the opportunity and its requirements.

We start with the capacity you can make available while accounting for your operations and backup needs. We then assess suitable reserve products and delivery arrangements.

Assess your reserve-market opportunity

The grid: 200 kW; From the grid

The business: 300 kW; Consumption

The battery: 100 kW; Supplying power

The business uses 300 kW. The battery supplies 100 kW, reducing power drawn from the grid to 200 kW.

Establish the capacity you can make available
Clarify qualification and market access
Assess income, costs and obligations together

What are you paid for?

Reserve products help balance the power system. Depending on the product, payment may relate to available capacity and energy delivered during activation. This differs from moving consumption between periods with different electricity prices.

Capacity that can actually be delivered

Battery nameplate power alone does not establish what a site can offer. Available energy, response time, connection limits, metering and operating needs all matter. Capacity already committed elsewhere cannot be promised again.

Establish capacity before offering it to the market

Site operation
Backup reserve
Potential market delivery

Operating needs, reserve and existing commitments must be assessed together. Allocation depends on the site; the same capacity cannot be promised twice.

From assessment to qualified participation

Resources and supplier roles must meet the relevant registration, contractual and prequalification requirements. Establish who handles bids, delivery monitoring, deviations and settlement. Eligible products depend on the specific site and delivery arrangement.

Calculate net value across scenarios

Prices and availability change. Calculations should identify the data period, delivery windows, energy costs, degradation, fees and any revenue sharing. Historical market results inform an assessment; they do not guarantee future income.

From your needs to a decision

1.Define the need
Tell us about your site and what you want to achieve. You do not need every technical detail ready for the first conversation.
2.Assess the inputs
Consumption, tariffs, equipment and operating requirements help us compare suitable measures.
3.Agree a practical next step
We clarify the proposed approach, assumptions and further work needed before an investment decision.

What you get

Assessment of flexibility and technical requirements
Coordination with operations and backup needs
Clarification of qualification and delivery responsibility
Financial scenarios with costs and uncertainty

Bring this overview to your next site-planning meeting.

Questions before choosing a system

Can every battery participate?: No. Equipment, controls, metering and connection must meet the requirements of the relevant product. Resources and delivery arrangements need qualification before participation.
Is the income guaranteed?: No. Prices, bid acceptance, availability and delivery affect the result. Request multiple scenarios and a clear explanation of deductions from gross income.
Can the battery also provide backup?: Potentially, but backup reserve, power limits and existing market commitments must be coordinated. The assessment should show the capacity actually available for each purpose.