Business Reporter: Connecting batteries, EV chargers, generators and flexible loads to unlock value

How GridBeyond turns distributed energy resources into Intelligent, market-ready assets

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, October 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In an article published on Business Reporter, GridBeyond talks about how coordinating distributed energy resources (DERs) can turn isolated batteries and other flexible assets into an intelligent portfolio that responds to market and grid conditions while creating new revenue opportunities. Without coordination, batteries often operate independently, following fixed schedules or single-use strategies such as peak shaving or backup. This limits their ability to respond to changing electricity prices, grid requirements and flexibility opportunities, while different assets can act in ways that undermine the value of the wider portfolio.

A technology layer above individual assets changes this. GridBeyond’s platform integrates batteries with EV chargers, onsite generation and flexible loads, combining live market and grid data with automated cross-asset optimisation. It continuously determines how assets should respond to changing conditions, closing the gap between the potential value of DERs and what they actually deliver. By coordinating assets across sites, GridBeyond creates virtual power plants (VPPs) that aggregate distributed capacity into a dispatchable resource. Pooling batteries and other assets can create sufficient scale to participate in energy and flexibility markets, bid into services and respond to grid dispatch calls. The platform can generate additional revenue from assets previously dedicated to a single purpose, while supporting peak management, grid balancing, resilience and carbon reduction. Optimisation considers each site's priorities and constraints, including production requirements, equipment protection and sustainability targets.

To learn more about the benefits of turning batteries into a dispatchable resource, read the article.

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About GridBeyond

GridBeyond is a global smart energy and technology company that uses artificial intelligence and data science to optimize energy generation, demand flexibility and battery storage. Founded commercially in 2010, it helps commercial and industrial businesses, electric vehicle (EV) fleets and renewable asset operators manage price volatility, reduce energy costs and unlock new revenue streams by balancing the power grid.

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