How to participate in grid balancing?
Are you looking for more information about your current Grid Balancing status? Please visit the Grid Balancing Status page in the FlexiO Knowledge Base.
To participate in Grid Balancing, you will need to go through a few steps:
rPOWR
Step 1: Register your FlexiO account
Register your FlexiO account on the MyFlexiO Mobile app to provide us with the necessary information, and FlexiO will start saving on your energy bill.
Step 2: Check these settings
First, a series of technical checks will be performed by LIFEPOWR to ensure that your installation is ready to participate in grid balancing. Additionally, your installation will be included in a group of other FlexiObox users. Once this group is large enough, participation in grid balancing can begin.
If there are any (technical) issues during these 2 phases, you will be informed so you can review and resolve them (together with your installer).
What can you already check yourself?
Does my installation have a battery?
Is my EAN code correctly entered?
Do I have a digital meter?
Was my energy rate correctly recorded? - You can adjust this via the FlexiO settings in your MyFlexiO app.
Step 3: External qualification
LIFEPOWR takes care of the external qualification with the grid operators. This involves both a check by the national grid operator Elia and a check by the distribution network operator (Fluvius, Sibelga, ORES, RESA).
It may take some time before the external qualification is completed. It's difficult to provide an exact date for this. We will, of course, keep you informed as soon as your participation is fully confirmed and FlexiO can start generating these earnings for you. In general it can take up to 12 weeks to start grid balancing via rBalancing.
New installations usually pass the technical checks quickly and will then soon be included in a group of participants.
You can check the status of grid balancing in the MyFlexiO app.
ePOWR
Step 1: Register your FlexiO account
Register your FlexiO account on the MyFlexiO Mobile app to provide us with the necessary information, and FlexiO will start saving on your energy bill.
Step 2: Check these settings
First, a series of technical checks will be performed by LIFEPOWR to ensure that your installation is ready to participate in grid balancing.
If there are any (technical) issues during these 2 phases, you will be informed so you can review and resolve them (together with your installer).
What can you already check yourself?
Does my installation have a battery?
Is my EAN code correctly entered?
Do I have a digital meter?
Was my energy rate correctly recorded? - You can adjust this via the FlexiO settings in your MyFlexiO app.
Step 3: Enroll on a ePOWR Tariff
Go to our website (link) to find an overview of our compatible ePOWR Tariffs.
Choose your tariff and enroll via the Energy Supplier’s website. Follow all the steps needed.
Once enrolled on the ePOWR Tariff, you automatically participate in ePOWR services.
You can check the status of grid balancing in the MyFlexiO app.