September 2025
NODES™ and ElectrifiedGrid™ are excited to announce a strategic partnership that will enable grid operators and energy system stakeholders to better forecast, manage, and prepare the grid for the growing complexities of electrification and renewable energy integration.
As electricity demand continues to accelerate – driven by technology adoption, net-zero policies, and macroeconomic shifts – and renewable generation surpasses 40% of global electricity supply¹, utilities and grid planners face unprecedented operational and planning challenges. Beyond balancing surging demand with evolving supply dynamics, system operators must also prepare tomorrow’s infrastructure, ensuring today’s investments are positioned to capture future economic and energy transition opportunities while mitigating potential grid congestion risks.
ElectrifiedGrid™ and NODES™: Preparing for tomorrow’s grid, today
Through this partnership, ElectrifiedGrid™ and NODES are delivering an integrated approach to help utilities anticipate and act on these challenges.
ElectrifiedGrid™ is a strategic grid planning platform that forecasts energy demand across a range of future scenarios, simulates 8,760-hour load profiles at the system- and asset-level to pinpoint congestion, and evaluates wires and non-wires solutions including flexibility, to accelerate the development of rate case applications and capital investment plans. Enabled by advanced energy modelling and a digital twin, utilities and energy stakeholders can build a unified, evidence-based understanding of medium- to long-term grid needs to inform where, when and how to optimally deploy and invest in solutions like flexibility markets, managed charging, and infrastructure upgrades.
NODES™ is a Norwegian technology company which is paving the way for a more sustainable future. NODES™ Platform is helping speed up the energy transition by unlocking the value of flexibility within the electricity network. NODES™ Platform provides Flexibility Service Providers (FSPs) with the ability to enroll Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) into flexibility markets, review opportunities to offer flexibility to System Operators (SOs), and submit bids and offers. By connecting these two solutions through standard integrations, system operators will be able to access a wide variety of flexibility on the NODES™ Platform, unlocking an entirely new set of non-wires alternatives options for grid management.
Unlocking New Insights and Capabilities
Together, ElectrifiedGrid™ and NODES™ provide system and flexibility operators with:
- Deeper insight into where and when demand, DER growth and grid congestion will occur
- Insights into where flexibility markets represent the most effective solution across a range of scenarios to inform market setup and investments
- Direct pathways to deploy, operate, and settle flexibility markets
“Utilities can no longer rely on infrastructure expansion alone to meet rising demand and renewable integration,” said Shak Parran, ElectrifiedGrid™’s Energy and Resources Growth Platforms Leader. “Through NODES, utilities gain a powerful new lever to mitigate congestion — the ability to move from planning to deploying flexibility as a cost-effective, scalable solution.”
“The true value of flexibility is when it is aligned with local grid needs, by leveraging digital technologies and real-time data to respond to grid needs we are able to deliver flexibility at the exact time and place where it can make the greatest impact” said Richard Sarti, CEO of NODES™. “ElectrifiedGrid™ provides visibility into medium- and long-term grid needs, enabling utilities and flexibility to not only align on where flexibility is most effective but also guide renewables and storage investments more strategically.”
How it works
ElectrifiedGrid™ and NODES are equipping utilities to transition from uncertainty to insight to action:
Plan the future grid (ElectrifiedGrid™):
- Build a digital twin of the grid using existing infrastructure data
- Geospatially model electro-technology and DER adoption across a range of possible scenarios
- Simulate future 8,760-hour load profiles across scenarios to identify potential grid congestion on assets (transformers, cables, feeders, and cables)
- Evaluate the impact and cost of wires and non-wires solutions, including flexibility markets, to optimally address congestion
Deploy and execute flexibility services (NODES™):
- Prepare flexibility market by defining rules and configuration
- Create reservation tenders and procure flexibility
- Activate the flexibility closer to real-time
- Validate the delivery and perform settlement between buyers and seller
About Nodes™
NODES is a Norwegian technology company which is paving the way for a more sustainable future. Our award-winning market design and technology platform is helping speed up the energy transition by unlocking the value of flexibility within the electricity network. We use this technology to operate local flexibility markets.
Learn more at www.NODESmarket.com
About ElectrifiedGrid™
ElectrifiedGrid™ is a strategic grid planning platform that helps utilities prepare for electrification and uncertainty. Powered by a digital twin and advanced modeling, it delivers long-term insights across the entire grid planning process—from scenario development to rate case support—enabling faster, smarter, and more confident decisions.
Learn more at www.electrifiedgrid.com
Sources:
¹Ember Global Electricity Review 2025