With U.S. electricity demand surging and reliability under threat, Piclo delivers the first national marketplace connecting 350 utilities and 1GW of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) across all 50 states

Piclo, the global marketplace for distributed energy resources (DERs), today announced that its US platform has scaled nationwide to all 50 states in just six months following its March launch. The rapid expansion highlights both the urgency of America’s grid challenges and the appetite among utilities and DER providers for a transparent, standardized marketplace for flexibility.

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Piclo US DER Marketplace

Record speed, nationwide scale

In half a year, Piclo has:

• Registered 1GW of DERs in the US, spanning batteries, EV fleets, smart buildings, and commercial & industrial demand response, and more than 100 aggregators and asset owners.
• Listed over 400 programs and procurement opportunities, from more than 350 utility buyers across all 50 states.

Meeting America’s grid challenges

The US grid is under unprecedented strain. Demand from electrification, more extreme weather events, and energy-hungry data centers is rising, while utilities are under pressure to control costs and maintain reliability for their customers. Flexible DERs provide a vital solution - enabling utilities to balance supply and demand, and reducing the need for some future infrastructure investments.

“With demand surging - especially from AI data centers, long interconnection queues, and extreme weather risks - utilities need flexible capacity they can activate now, and DER providers are eager to participate and maximize revenues,” said James Johnston, CEO and Co-founder, Piclo. “This is why Piclo’s marketplace for DER flexibility matters.”

How Piclo Boosts DER Provider Revenues

Piclo’s digital marketplace is designed to make it simple for DER providers - from aggregators and virtual power plants (VPPs) to corporate asset owners - to turn flexible capacity into revenue:

• Register once, access many programs: Aggregators can onboard their assets to Piclo once and immediately see every program their portfolio qualifies for.
• Discover new opportunities: The platform surfaces procurement and program opportunities across hundreds of utilities, enabling providers to grow their revenues without building dozens of one-off integrations.
• Participate with confidence: Transparent program information and standardized processes reduce friction and speed time-to-market.

How Piclo supports modern utilities in boosting grid reliability and resilience

For utilities, Piclo delivers a faster, more cost-effective way to drive participation in programs, procure flexible capacity, and create local non-wire needs, helping balance the grid while controlling costs.

An expanding partnership network

Milestones to date include partnerships and successful procurements with leading utilities and aggregators in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, including:

• National Grid
• United Illuminating (Avangrid)
• Eversource

About Piclo

Piclo operates the world’s largest marketplace for distributed energy resource (DER) flexibility, with more than 45GW registered globally across the US, Europe, and Australia. Since 2018, Piclo has worked with utilities, DER providers, and system operators to make grids more flexible, resilient, and cost-effective by enabling transparent, accessible markets for flexibility services. For more information, visit www.piclo.com.

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“With demand surging - especially from AI data centers, long interconnection queues, and extreme weather risks - utilities need flexible capacity they can activate now, and DER providers are eager to participate and maximize revenues,” said James Johnston.