We’re making flexibility operational
For distribution networks — and valuable for FSPs too
Even though networks are Localflex’s primary clients, a successful local flexibility market depends on real participation from the other side — the service providers, including electric vehicle fleets, cold storage operators, battery aggregators, wastewater infrastructure, and large industrial or commercial energy users — you know, to name a few.
That’s why Localflex is built to:
Lower the barrier to entry for aggregators, technology providers, and flexible asset owners
Offer visibility of upcoming opportunities by location and timeframe
Make it easy to onboard and group assets, with CSV tools or API connections
Ensure repeatability — so participants don’t have to start from scratch each time
I’ll put it simply: if FSPs don’t show up, flexibility doesn’t scale. We’re making sure there’s a clear and compelling reason to participate — and stay engaged.
Operational insight = better investment decisions
Localflex creates something we’ve never had at this scale: real-time visibility of where constraints are emerging, how assets are responding, and where flexibility is making a difference.
That operational insight supports:
Better targeting of capex and reinforcement
Stronger community engagement around DER opportunities
A richer understanding of network responsiveness
In short, the more networks that participate, the better this visibility becomes for all.
What makes this different from status quo approaches?
Most flexibility procurement so far in Aotearoa has been one-off, manual, and fragmented. Localflex creates a shared space — transparent, fair, and easy to engage with — that shifts flexibility from “pilot project” to standard practice.
This isn’t another tool. It’s a new layer of infrastructure. One that can sit across our existing systems and evolve with them, not replace or complicate them.
We’re making flexibility operational
We’re in the thick of it — onboarding EDBs into the platform right now (and FSPs will follow very soon too). With the first Localflex trading events being planned for now, we’re collaborating with planners, engineers, commercial leads, and local communities to implement what is, in essence, a transformative energy initiative.