Celebrating innovative uses of AI to unlock energy flexibility capacity and better serve domestic and wholesale customers. The project, pilot or initiative should have operated between January 2026 and March 2027.

Awarding a project or initiative that is optimising battery assets to maximise their value to customers and the energy system. This could include smarter dispatch and trading strategies, stacking revenues across flexibility, balancing and wholesale markets, improved forecasting, or extending asset life and performance, at grid, commercial or domestic scale. The initiative should have been underway between January 2026 and March 2027.

Awarding a project or initiative that is using electric vehicle charging to unlock flexibility for the energy system. This could include smart charging tariffs, managed or automated charging, fleet, depot and workplace charging, public charge point flexibility, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) or vehicle-to-home (V2H) trials, or any initiative that shifts EV charging demand to benefit drivers, networks and the wider energy system. The initiative should have been underway between January 2026 and March 2027.

Awarding a project which provides flexible storage to enable a clean energy system on grid or domestic scale. This project could be an example of battery storage, V2G, long duration energy storage, thermal storage etc. This project should have been live between January 2026 and March 2027.

Celebrating a project or initiative which successfully engages industrial and commercial users in energy flexibility and creates long lasting partnerships for future flexibility procurement. The initiative or partnership should be underway during the period January 2026 and March 2027.

Awarding a project, partnership or initiative developed by or in partnership with a community group or local authority to generate, manage and use energy in a carbon conscious way to contribute to the decarbonisation of the energy grid.
This award is open to any organisation working on a local energy project.

Highlighting an outstanding project or partnership across different energy vectors which dynamically and flexibly responds to the needs of customers. This award celebrates a project, initiative or partnership which leverages multiple energy vectors to drive resilience and ensure the system can maintain balance during supply shortages or demand spikes. The project should have operated between January 2026 and March 2027.

Recognising a project or initiative that is utilising data to unlock opportunities that drive efficiency, lower the barriers to entry and promote uptake of energy flexibility. The project, pilot or initiative should have operated between January 2026 and March 2027.

Awarding a project that is successfully trialling or implementing energy flexibility in the domestic consumer market. This could include tariff innovation, engagement in demand response, flexing low-carbon heat, automating assets, or any initiative that creates clear benefits for customers, the wider energy system, and blazes a trail for further projects to come. This category is open to any organisation which has a product, service or project improving domestic flexibility. The initiative should be underway during the period January 2026 and March 2027.

Recognising a startup or new division of a company which is paving the way for energy flexibility and seeks to enable, scale and engage end users in energy flexibility. The company or division should have been established on or after January 1st 2021.

Celebrating an energy network which is demonstrating a commitment to customer inclusivity, best user experience and enabling energy flexibility across its grid. This category highlights a network taking a forward-thinking approach to energy flexibility that enables grid decarbonisation, unlocks future opportunities and embraces the rollout of digital infrastructure.

Celebrating an organisation, company or initiative, that is making a conscious effort to ensure energy flex products and markets are accessible to all household types and businesses and is putting vulnerable customers at the heart of its energy flexibility plans. The organisation or initiative should be ensuring energy flexibility is accessible and inclusive for all consumers and a priority during the period January 2026 and March 2027.

Celebrating an individual industry champion of energy flexibility who is making an outstanding contribution to the development, roll out and scaling of energy flexibility.

Awarding a Flexibility Service Provider which is demonstrating a clear commitment to removing barriers for domestic and/or I&C consumers to engage in the market and is actively delivering flexibility to networks.

Recognising a rising star in energy flexibility who is going above and beyond to embrace innovation, drive impact and scale energy flexibility. The individual should have no more than seven years' experience in the sector.