National and international flexibility scan – published March 2025
The flexibility scan provides a summary of 88 flexibility projects underway and completed, across Aotearoa and internationally.
The work was completed by EA Technologies on behalf of FlexTalk to assist EDBs, policy makers and participants as the sector transitions to clean energy.
The flexibility scan includes:
- a searchable spreadsheet of projects separated into Aotearoa and international, the Flexibility Projects in Aotearoa and Internationally March 2025
- a summary report that presents key findings and insights alongside takeaways for decision makers, FlexTalk International Flexibility Scan Mar 2025, and
- radar charts showing the different areas and concentration of focus across the projects
Standardisation and Interoperability – published February 2025
The future of New Zealand’s electricity system depends on interoperability and standardisation—ensuring that consumer-owned energy devices, networks, and the grid can work together seamlessly. Standardisation unlocks smarter grid integration, supports plug-and-play solutions for new technologies, maximises consumer value through vendor choice and market competition, and ensures reliable, scalable, and secure demand flexibility.
Our Standardisation Broadsheet provides key information on how we enable demand flexibility through industry-wide alignment on connection, communication, and behavioural standards to achieve interoperability.
Demand Flexibility Common Communications Protocol Project – completed May 2024
The publications below were published over the course of the trial testing the feasibility of a common communications protocol.
- FlexTalk Summary July 2024
- FlexTalk Final Report May 2024
- FlexTalk Final Technical Report May 2024
- FlexTalk Project Early Insights Dec 2023
- FlexTalk Update October 2023
- FlexTalk Update April 2023
- FlexTalk Demand Flexibility Communications Protocol Project Overview Jan 2023
As part of this project, EA Technology were commissioned to complete an international review of open communication standards or protocols. Their report is below along with the project’s response to the findings
- EA Technology Intnl Review of Open Comms Standards or Protocols Feb 2024
- EA Technology Intnl review Response from FlexTalk Feb 2024
All publications
FlexTalk
- 1 FlexTalk Final Report May 2024
- 2 FlexTalk Final Technical Report May 2024
- 3 FlexTalk Summary July 2024
- EA Technology Intnl Review of Open Comms Standards or Protocols Feb 2024
- EA Technology Intnl review Response from FlexTalk Feb 2024
- FlexTalk Demand Flexibility Communications Protocol Project Overview Jan 2023
- FlexTalk International Flexibility Scan March 2025
- FlexTalk Project Infographic Dec 2023
- FlexTalk Update April 2023
- FlexTalk Update October 2023
- FlexTalk_Standardisation Broadsheet_Feb25
- Flexibility-Projects-in-Aotearoa-and-Internationally-19 March-2025