Energy Pool
Energy Pool is an independent French energy flexibility aggregator, founded in 2009, that operates a proprietary Smart Energy Manager platform to orchestrate 8 GW of demand-side and renewable flexibility for utilities (TSO/DSO), renewable energy producers, and industrial end-users across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2009
- HeadquartersLe Bourget-du-lac, France
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Energy Pool does
Energy Pool, founded in 2009 in Le Bourget-du-Lac, France, is an independent energy flexibility aggregator and virtual power plant operator serving utilities (TSO/DSO), renewable energy producers, and large industrial/commercial end-users. The company manages 8 GW of flexibility under operations across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, and reports reducing CO₂ emissions by approximately 2 million tonnes annually through demand-response and flexibility optimization. Its customer base includes national transmission system operators (RTE, TenneT, TEİAŞ, TEPCO, SEC), large utilities, and industrial end-users, supported by 11 global offices and 5 Network Operating Centers providing real-time, 24/7 orchestration.
The company's core asset is its proprietary, technology-agnostic Smart Energy Manager platform, which integrates heterogeneous energy assets — industrial loads, distributed generation, storage, and renewables — into a unified orchestration layer for participation in power markets and grid-balancing programs. Product offerings span flexibility valorization and decarbonization for end-users, hybrid power plant and PPA aggregation for renewable producers, and demand-response program design, islanded microgrid management, and consulting services for utilities. Revenue is generated primarily through managed services for flexibility aggregation and asset optimization, supplemented by professional services for utility program design and implementation. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales complemented by strategic regional partnerships (e.g., Elevion Group in Italy) and a self-service customer portal.
Energy Pool is privately held with founder Olivier Baud listed as the founding executive. The company does not disclose revenue, has no identified parent or institutional investor, and operates without visible venture or growth-equity funding rounds in the source data, suggesting financing has historically come from operating cash flow, founder capital, or undisclosed private backers. Pricing is B2B and quote-based, with no publicly disclosed rate cards.
Energy Pool firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Energy Pool
- Legal name
- Energy Pool
- Website
- https://energy-pool.eu
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2009
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Energy Pool is an independent French energy flexibility aggregator, founded in 2009, that operates a proprietary Smart Energy Manager platform to orchestrate 8 GW of demand-side and renewable flexibility for utilities (TSO/DSO), renewable energy producers, and industrial end-users across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Energy Pool industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Virtual Power Plant / Energy Flexibility Management Services
- NAICS
- Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Renewable Energy Asset Management (Solar/Wind/Hydro/Geothermal) (EUAEAMAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Utility-Scale Power Generation Asset Management (EUAEAMAA)
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Where Energy Pool is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Le Bourget-du-lac
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Energy Pool business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Flexibility Aggregation Services: Revenue generated by aggregating and valorising energy flexibility from end-users, helping businesses generate additional income while supporting grid stability. Operates as a managed services model with ongoing operations.
- Demand Response Program Implementation: Consulting and support services for utilities (TSO/DSO) implementing demand-response programs tailored to local contexts.
- Renewable Energy Asset Optimization: Services for renewable energy producers optimizing production and enhancing value of assets through market valuation, hybrid solutions, and PPA aggregation.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Energy Pool product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Energy Pool provides virtual power plant technology and smart energy management solutions through its proprietary Smart Energy Manager platform. The company aggregates and valorises energy flexibility from industrial end-users, renewable energy producers, and utilities (TSO/DSO), delivering demand-response programs, grid balancing, microgrid management, and consulting services across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa with 8 GW of flexibility under management.
Product overview
Energy Pool offers a unified Smart Energy Manager platform providing energy flexibility solutions across three customer segments: End-Users (Flexibility Valorisation, Flex-Based Decarbonisation, Self-Consumption Optimisation, Energy Contract Optimisation), Renewable Energy Producers (Hybrid Power Plants Solutions, Renewable Energy Aggregation, PPA Aggregation), and Utilities/TSO/DSO (Demand Response Program, Islanded Microgrids Management, Grid Balancing Management, Consulting/Auditing/Support). The platform operates as a central hub managing 8 GW of flexibility under operations, enabling businesses to generate additional income, reduce carbon footprints, and support grid stability while helping utilities integrate renewable energy and manage supply-demand balancing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Flexibility Valorisation Enables end users to maximize revenues by valorising their energy flexibility, allowing businesses to generate additional income while supporting grid stability.
- Flex-Based Decarbonisation Helps end users reduce their carbon footprint by integrating flexible energy solutions that align consumption with grid needs and renewable availability.
- Self-Consumption Optimisation Enables end users to transform their sites into producer-consumers (prosumers) of energy, maximising renewable energy usage, addressing congestion issues, and facilitating the sale of surplus energy.
- Energy Contract Optimisation Helps end users lower costs and improve their energy contracts through smart management of energy flexibility.
- Hybrid Power Plants Solutions Supports renewable energy producers in making the most of their storage and production assets by optimising how they combine different energy sources.
- Renewable Energy Aggregation Enables renewable energy producers to optimise the sale of their energy production and create synergies through aggregation.
- PPA Aggregation Creates synergies to secure long-term revenue for renewable energy producers through Power Purchase Agreement aggregation.
- Demand Response Program Supports transmission and distribution system operators (TSO/DSO) in implementing demand-response programs tailored to local contexts.
- Islanded Microgrids Management Helps utilities achieve energy independence by seamlessly integrating renewable energy sources into islanded microgrids.
- Grid Balancing Management Optimises real-time operations to ensure grid stability for utility operators.
- Consulting, Auditing, and Support Provides consulting, auditing, and support services to help implement demand-response programs tailored to local contexts.
Quantifiable outcome
- 8 GW of flexibility under operations
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Energy Pool
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Energy Pool technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Energy Pool partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Elevion GroupcoreStrategic partnership between Energy Pool Italy and Elevion Group for energy flexibility services in the Italian market. The partnership aims to launch and expand demand response and flexibility aggregation services in Italy.
- CIÉ (Compagnie Interetélectrique)coreLong-standing partnership with major French electricity company for flexibility aggregation and grid management services.
- RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité)corePartnership with French transmission system operator for grid balancing and flexibility management programs.
- TenneTcorePartnership with European transmission system operator for grid stability and cross-border flexibility management.
- TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company)minorInternational partnership with Japanese electric utility for energy flexibility and grid management expertise exchange.
- TEİAŞ (Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation)coreSupport for opening of Turkey's demand response market through the Talep Tarafı Katılımı (TTK) mechanism, working with Turkish TSO.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Energy Pool competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Uplight (formerly AutoGrid): Uplight acquired AutoGrid and offers a VPP and DER orchestration platform to utilities and energy retailers globally. It directly competes with Energy Pool in flexibility aggregation and demand-response program delivery for utilities and end-users.
- Engie (Kiwi Power): Following Engie's acquisition of Kiwi Power, the group operates a major European demand-response and VPP business. It directly competes with Energy Pool in European flexibility aggregation, including France and the UK, with the backing of a large integrated utility.
- EnergyHub: EnergyHub provides a DER management platform used by utilities to run residential and commercial demand-response and VPP programs. It is a direct peer in delivering flexibility aggregation software to utilities in North America and other markets.
- Stem Inc: Stem operates an AI-driven VPP platform primarily focused on behind-the-meter storage and solar assets. It competes with Energy Pool's hybrid power-plant and renewable aggregation capabilities from a software-first, storage-centric angle.
- Voltalis: Voltalis is a French demand-response and flexibility operator focused on industrial and commercial electricity consumers. It is a direct French peer competing with Energy Pool in flexibility valorization for end-users and in supplying aggregated DR to the grid.
Broad incumbents
- Schneider Electric: Through its EcoStruxure and DERMS offerings, Schneider Electric provides grid and energy management software to utilities and industrial customers. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Energy Pool's grid-balancing and flexibility-valorization capabilities as part of a much larger portfolio.
- Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens offers grid software, distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS), and demand-response solutions to utilities worldwide. As a broad industrial conglomerate, it competes with Energy Pool in TSO/DSO-facing flexibility platforms alongside its wider grid hardware and software business.
- Hitachi Energy: Hitachi Energy provides grid management, virtual power plant, and energy-market software to transmission and distribution operators globally. As a broad grid-software incumbent, it competes with Energy Pool's TSO/DSO platform offerings alongside its wider grid hardware business.
- Enel X (now Enel X Way / Enel Grids): Following the acquisition of EnerNOC, Enel operates one of the world's largest demand-response and VPP businesses serving utilities and end-users across multiple continents. It is a broad incumbent competitor to Energy Pool in flexibility aggregation at global scale.
Emerging players
- Franklin Energy: Franklin Energy designs and implements demand-response, energy efficiency, and grid-flexibility programs for utilities and grid operators. It is an emerging player that overlaps with Energy Pool's utility-side demand-response program delivery but is more focused on North American utility programs.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Energy Pool leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Energy Pool funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Energy Pool M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Energy Pool
What does Energy Pool do?
Energy Pool provides virtual power plant technology and smart energy management solutions through its proprietary Smart Energy Manager platform. The company aggregates and valorises energy flexibility from industrial end-users, renewable energy producers, and utilities (TSO/DSO), delivering demand-response programs, grid balancing, microgrid management, and consulting services across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa with 8 GW of flexibility under management.
Is Energy Pool a public or private company?
Energy Pool is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Energy Pool founded?
Energy Pool was founded in 2009. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Energy Pool based?
Energy Pool is headquartered in Le Bourget-du-lac, France, in the Europe region.
How does Energy Pool make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Flexibility Aggregation Services are the primary driver. The others are demand Response Program Implementation and renewable Energy Asset Optimization.
Who are Energy Pool's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Uplight (formerly AutoGrid), Engie (Kiwi Power), EnergyHub, Stem Inc and Voltalis. Broad incumbents are Schneider Electric, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Hitachi Energy and Enel X (now Enel X Way / Enel Grids). Franklin Energy is listed as an emerging player.
Does Energy Pool have an API?
No public API is recorded for Energy Pool.
What industry is Energy Pool in?
Energy Pool's product category is Virtual Power Plant / Energy Flexibility Management Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAEAMAB, Renewable Energy Asset Management (Solar/Wind/Hydro/Geothermal), with a secondary code of EUAEAMAA, Utility-Scale Power Generation Asset Management. Its NAICS code is 2211.