Birthday bash: Edinburgh firm gets smart with £20m in savings to UK businesses

An Edinburgh energy firm that started at a kitchen table is celebrating its tenth anniversary of “smart grid” operations, by announcing it has surpassed the £20 million mark in benefits for its customers. Flexitricity said it had generated £12m in direct revenue for UK businesses since going live in 2008, by helping them respond to shortfalls and excesses in the nation’s energy supply. It has also helped large energy consumers save £11m in network charges, by helping them reduce load and increase on-site generation when UK energy demand is at its highest.