Get direct access to the wholesale market for flexible energy assets
Monetise your flexibility, bypass the supplier route, and unlock new revenue streams with Energy One’s Virtual Trading Party solutions.
What Is a Virtual Trading Party?
A Virtual Trading Party (VTP) is a market role that allows aggregators, asset owners, and flexibility providers to trade directly in wholesale electricity markets. Unlike traditional models, a VTP enables you to participate in power exchanges without needing to become a licensed energy supplier.
Introduced under Elexon’s BSC Modification P415, the VTP model builds upon the Virtual Lead Party (VLP) framework, offering expanded access to liquid power exchanges for a wider range of flexible energy assets.
Why Virtual Trading Parties Matter?
For many asset owners, the traditional supplier route to market is slow, restrictive, and costly. Virtual Trading Parties offer a more agile alternative, enabling flexible energy assets to access electricity markets directly, unlock new revenue streams, and reduce dependence on conventional suppliers.
Benefits of VTP Access
- Monetise flexibility directly in wholesale power markets
- Access deeper liquidity through exchanges such as EPEX and Nord Pool
- Reduce reliance on traditional suppliers and intermediaries
- Capture value across intraday and day-ahead trading windows
- Scale participation as asset portfolios grow
For asset owners and aggregators, VTP enables greater control, transparency, and commercial flexibility, while levelling the playing field with established market participants.
Overcoming the Challenges of VTP Implementation
Implementing a Virtual Trading Party comes with technical and regulatory complexity, but it doesn’t have to be a barrier. Energy One delivers a complete, end-to-end solution to simplify the transition and ensure your VTP success.
| Your Challenge | Our Solution | Your Benefit |
| Strict Qualification & Complex Onboarding | Expert support across CVA qualification, Elexon processes, and market registration | Faster time to market with reduced regulatory burden |
| Restricted Market Access | Pre-integrated connectivity to major European power exchanges | Direct access to liquid wholesale markets |
| Imbalance Risks | Advanced systems to align physical asset behaviour with market positions | Reduced imbalance exposure and cost certainty |
| 24/7 Operations | 24/7 monitoring, automated dispatch, and operational support | Guaranteed uptime and continuous system availability through 24/7 expert support |
Who This Is For
Our VTP solutions are purpose-built for leaders of the energy transition, including:
- Energy Aggregators – unlock wholesale market access for aggregated portfolios of flexible assets.
- Asset Owners – maximise the value of batteries, demand response, and behind-the-meter assets.
- Renewable Developers -optimise generation revenues through active market participation.
- DER Operators – scale market access as portfolios grow without increasing operational complexity.
Whether you are entering the market for the first time or expanding existing operations, our VTP services scale with your ambitions.
Proven in the Market
We are proud to support some of the first Virtual Trading Parties to go live, including Wattstor, delivering the systems and operational capability required to access wholesale markets under the VTP framework.
Our Virtual Trading Party solutions are built for real‑world conditions: practical, compliant, and ready to deploy.
Early adopters like Wattstor are already benefiting from VTP enabled trading. Unlock your market potential by getting in touch today.
