EDF and Utilita sign an exclusive agreement for the provision of wholesale market services
- EDF and Utilita sign an exclusive structured trading agreement for the provision of wholesale market services.
- EDF Wholesale Market Services will guarantee Utilita access to both forward and short-term wholesale products via its market leading trading teams.
- Both Utilita and EDF are working towards a sustainable, net zero future, enhancing affordability and stability in the UK energy market.
Utilita, a well-established and prominent energy and gas supplier with a substantial presence in the UK market, has recently signed a wholesale services agreement with EDF Wholesale Market Services, a division of EDF in the UK. This exclusive multi-year agreement provides Utilita with a route to market service, enabling them to meet the electricity and gas requirements of their retail business and offer competitive prices to their customers.
Utilita serves more than 800,000 customers with approximately 1.5 million supply points, making it the UK’s number one pay-as-you-go energy supplier. EDF, the UK’s biggest generator of low carbon electricity and off-taker of renewable energy, will provide ready access to significant volumes of energy for Utilita’s customers at competitive prices. The facility includes access to a comprehensive range of products across the trading horizon, allowing Utilita to manage its customer demand profile efficiently and sustainably.
Stuart Fenner, Commercial Director, Wholesale Market Services at EDF, stated: “We are delighted to partner with Utilita as its exclusive Wholesale Market Services provider. This collaboration underscores our commitment to delivering innovative solutions as we expand our services to a range of market participants. With our extensive wholesale market experience and expertise, we are excited to support Utilita in optimising its market position and navigating the dynamic energy landscape. We look forward to working with Utilita over many years and seeing the positive impact this partnership will bring.”
Imran Bannister, Chief Analytical Officer at Utilita Energy, said: “Our business has comfortably navigated the energy and wider cost of living crisis thus far, and this collaboration will only bolster and build upon our robust approach to risk management. EDF’s impressive offering of extensive market access and new, lower carbon products will allow us to operate in a way that’s good for the planet, as well as the pockets of more than 800,000 customers.”
EDF Wholesale Market Services is a major player in the UK route to market and flexibility services market with a leading role in the delivery of flexible asset management services. The agreement provides for future collaboration opportunities in this space and underlines both parties’ commitment to the UK’s net zero target.
About EDF
EDF is driving the transition towards An Electric Britain – a secure, affordable, low-carbon future for everyone. As Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity, we are investing more than £100 million weekly in Britain’s electricity infrastructure. We supply millions of customers with electricity and help homes and businesses switch to electricity for heating, transport and industrial processes.
We operate five nuclear power stations and more than 35 onshore wind farms and three offshore wind farms. Since 2009, EDF has invested almost £9 billion in the nuclear fleet to improve reliability and extend station lifetimes. The five generating stations currently supply about 12% of the UK’s electricity demand.
EDF is building the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C. We are a minority investor (12.5%) in and major supplier to a replica plant at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C will provide low carbon electricity to meet 14% of UK demand and power around 12 million homes. EDF Group companies Framatome and Arabelle Solutions have a presence in the UK and manufacture critical equipment such as reactor pressure vessels and turbines.
EDF is enabling its 5 million customers, both in business and at home, to choose electric solutions that save cash and carbon, whether it is buying an electric car, generating and storing electricity, selling energy back to the grid or installing solar panels or a heat pump. In 2025, EDF’s Customers business was ranked as one of the Sunday Times’s Best Place to Work.
It is also one of the UK’s leading developers of renewable energy through EDF power solutions UK and Ireland. We have more than 2GW of renewable generation in operation and over 10GW in construction, planning and development across a range of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar and battery storage.
We are one of the largest suppliers to British business and a leading supplier of innovative energy solutions that are helping businesses become more energy independent. In addition, the company’s energy services business, Dalkia, is one of the UK and Ireland’s largest technical service providers.
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