Glossary
Commercial flexibility
Commercial flexibility is the ability to actively respond to changing conditions in the energy market – especially price signals and grid requirements – in order to achieve financial benefits without disrupting the normal operation of technologies. This way, the customer actively participates in the electricity market without affecting their regular operations.
Unlike technical flexibility, which is used to stabilize the grid through ancillary services, commercial flexibility brings financial advantages by optimizing imbalances and responding to short-term electricity market prices.
How does it work in practice?
Devices such as battery storage systems, photovoltaics, EV chargers, or other flexible technologies are automatically controlled by an energy management system to:
consume or supply electricity when it is economically advantageous,
minimize costs or generate profit,
maintain the customer’s comfort and operational parameters.
Benefits of commercial flexibility:
New source of income – from selling flexible capacity on the electricity market.
Cost reduction – by optimizing consumption based on market prices.
Energy optimization without manual intervention – everything is managed automatically.