CONSENSUS POWER TRADING PLC

What CONSENSUS POWER TRADING PLC does

Consensus Power Trading PLC operates a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Trading Platform that underpins the creation and operation of Local Energy Communities (LECs) across the United Kingdom. The platform enables renewable generators, consumers, and prosumers within defined geographic areas to buy and sell locally generated clean power with half-hourly allocation, commercial traceability from source to use, and settlement-ready reporting compliant with P442 exempt supply frameworks. The company supplements its software platform with fully-funded solar rooftop installations for commercial and public-sector buildings and Direct Wire Solutions that bypass the national grid, creating integrated energy-market structures rather than standalone software subscriptions. Revenue is generated through transaction fees on energy traded via the platform, plus commercial returns from selling solar-generated electricity to building occupants and trading surplus within the LECs, with an embedded £2/MWh community benefit contribution directed to local initiatives through the Empower Community Foundation.

The business serves four primary customer segments: local authorities and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), businesses and corporates seeking lower-cost renewable energy with proof of origin, renewable energy generators seeking stronger local commercial outcomes, and prosumers optimising self-consumption across multiple sites. Go-to-market combines direct field sales to large energy consumers and local authorities with strategic BID partnerships (notably Norwich BID and Birmingham Colmore BID) that anchor community rollouts. The company is registered in England as a private public-limited company, headquartered in London, operates with a team of approximately 14, and reports deployments across 10+ UK towns and cities, with Empower Community Foundation identified as its primary financial backer rather than institutional venture capital.

Name

CONSENSUS POWER TRADING PLC

Legal name

Consensus Power Trading PLC

Website

https://consensuspower.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading / Distributed Energy Markets

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Electric & Other Services Combined (4931)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) / Municipal Aggregation Retail Supply (EUAGABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aggregation Services (Load Aggregation, Community Choice, Buyer Pools) (EUAGAEAC), Retail Supply + DER/Virtual Power Plant Bundles (Solar, Storage, DR) (EUAGABAI), Retail & Community PPAs (Community Solar/Shared Renewables) (EUAGADAC), Aggregator-as-a-Service & White-Label VPP Programs (Retailers, OEMs, Utilities) (EUAFAHAK)

Keywords

• Peer-to-peer energy trading
• Local energy communities
• Renewable energy platforms
• Commercial solar installations
• Distributed energy markets

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. P2P Energy Trading Fees: Platform fees from enabling peer-to-peer energy trading between local generators and consumers within Local Energy Communities. Revenue derived from transaction value on energy traded.
2. Community Benefit Contributions: £2 per MWh traded is directed to local initiatives through Empower Community Foundation, ensuring community value from clean energy generation and trading
3. Solar Installation Services: Fully-funded solar rooftop installations for commercial and public sector buildings. Revenue generated from energy sales to building occupants and excess traded within LECs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ConsensusPower operates a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Energy Trading Platform that enables the formation and operation of Local Energy Communities (LECs), allowing renewable generators, businesses, and prosumers in the same area to buy and sell locally generated renewable power with transparent commercial terms. The company also provides fully-funded solar rooftop installations on commercial and public sector buildings at no upfront cost, with power sold to building occupants and excess traded within the LEC. Direct wire solutions bypass the national grid for energy independence.

Product overview

ConsensusPower operates as a unified P2P Energy Platform that enables the creation and operation of Local Energy Communities (LECs). The platform facilitates peer-to-peer energy trading between renewable generators, consumers, and prosumers. Core product modules include the P2P Energy Platform, supplemented by specific LEC implementations (Norwich Solar System, Birmingham Energy Community), prosumer solutions for organisations that both generate and consume energy, and supporting services such as solar rooftop installations and direct wire solutions. The platform's key technical capabilities include half-hourly energy allocation, commercial traceability across multi-party arrangements, auditable kWh tracking from source to use, and settlement-ready reporting. Community benefit is delivered through the Empower Community Foundation, which directs £2 per MWh traded back to local initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• P2P Energy Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce energy costs by up to 15%
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Norwich BIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver the Norwich Solar System initiative, converting unused business rooftops into solar power generators and establishing a Local Energy Community for Norwich businesses with lower-cost, locally sourced sustainable energy.
• Birmingham Colmore BIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to establish Birmingham's Energy Community, transforming rooftops into local energy generators and providing businesses with lower-cost, locally sourced sustainable energy in Birmingham's commercial heart.
• Universal Energy Developments Ltd (UED)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloper partner for brownfield and waste site solar energy projects. UED handles economically viable, low-impact solar developments with annual CPI-indexed rent on long-term leases.
• ActionFundersupportingOthersOnline matching service for community benefit fund dissemination. Director Alex Grayson serves as director of ActionFunder for distributing community funds.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Piclo: UK-based peer-to-peer and matching platform connecting renewable generators with local buyers; overlaps with ConsensusPower on community-level clean energy matching and P2P trading infrastructure in the UK.
• Limejump: UK virtual power plant and DER aggregation platform (now part of EDF); competes in the same space of aggregating distributed generation and flexible demand for community and commercial use cases.
• Electron: UK platform for distributed energy and renewable energy certificate (REC/REGO) trading with settlement-grade traceability; directly comparable to ConsensusPower's traceable kWh and exempt supply settlement workflows.

Emerging players

• GridBeyond: UK-origin VPP and demand-response platform aggregating commercial and industrial flexibility; partial overlap on the DER aggregation and behind-the-meter optimization side of ConsensusPower's model.
• Verv: UK peer-to-peer energy trading and community energy platform with similar LEC-style models; comparable in target customer and product, though historically earlier-stage than ConsensusPower's current deployment footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Good Energy: UK renewable electricity supplier with strong community-energy heritage and PPA-based sourcing; broader portfolio than ConsensusPower but competes for the same sustainability-minded business customers.
• Lightsource BP: Global solar developer and IPP active in the UK with commercial and industrial PPA offerings; comparable on the solar installation and PPA side of ConsensusPower's proposition.
• EDF Energy: UK's largest low-carbon electricity producer and supplier (parent of Limejump); competes across retail, business supply, and aggregation with substantially greater resources.
• Octopus Energy: Large UK retail energy supplier offering renewable tariffs and community energy propositions; a much broader incumbent but directly competes for businesses seeking lower-cost, traceable clean energy.
• E.ON Next: Major UK retail energy supplier with community solar and local energy initiatives; broader portfolio but overlapping customer base of UK businesses and local authorities seeking clean energy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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