Hundreds of pounds in energy savings for EDF customers unlocked by new flexibility partnership with Kraken
A new partnership between EDF and Kraken is set to save households millions of pounds by making energy use smarter and more flexible.
EDF’s 5 million customers will benefit from cheaper, cleaner energy for devices such as electric vehicles, solar panels, home batteries and heat pumps. Already more than 1,000 low-carbon devices are already connected, totalling 7MW of flexible capacity.
Using Kraken’s AI-powered Operating System, , EDF can automatically shift the energy use of assets that customers have flexibly opted into, helping to cut household costs by using power when it’s cleanest and most affordable.
For the average EV driver, this flexibility can deliver hundreds of pounds in savings a year, compared with standard home charging, while also lowering emissions and supporting grid stability.
Kraken’s platform already manages more than 2GW of flexible power aggregated from hundreds of thousands of consumer devices, creating the world’s largest “Virtual Power Plant” made up of residential assets. This lowers bills, boosts sustainability and helps to balance the wider energy system.
This new phase builds on EDF’s successful move to Kraken, which saw the company successfully migrate all 5.5m residential and 300k small business owners in just over one year. Since then, EDF has grown its customer base, improved its Trustpilot rating to 4.8, and boosted employee satisfaction.
Kraken now supports over 70 million customer accounts globally and partners with leading energy providers worldwide. Both EDF and Kraken are founding members of the Mercury Consortium, a global initiative to create a universal standard for smart energy – often referred to as the “Bluetooth for energy” – accelerating the rollout of low-carbon technologies.
Richard Hughes, Director of Retail at EDF, said: “This partnership with Kraken extends our mission into homes across the UK, combining EDF’s energy expertise with world-class technology to make smart, low-carbon living simpler and more affordable. Together, we’re turning flexibility into real savings and driving progress toward a net zero system.”
Devrim Celal, Kraken’s Chief Flexibility & Marketing Officer, says: "After years of successful partnership, we are happy to deepen our relationship by expanding Kraken's support within EDF's growing and exciting business. We are excited to be the foundation of this next phase of EDF's success.”
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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