Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wattscout?

Wattscout is a smart energy optimization platform for buildings, industrial sites, and energy communities. It enables reduced energy costs, improved sustainability, and participation in flexibility markets through its Connected Prosumer and Connected Trading products.

How can Wattscout help us reduce energy costs?

By optimizing the operation of your energy assets, shifting consumption to lower-cost periods, improving self-consumption of local generation, and leveraging market opportunities, Wattscout enables significant cost savings while enhancing energy performance.

How does holistic energy optimization work?

Wattscout optimizes your entire energy system — including consumption, solar PV, batteries, HVAC, EV charging, and grid interaction — using AI-based forecasting and advanced optimization algorithms. This enables dynamic management of flexible assets and maximizes value from both operational efficiency and participation in energy markets.

What are the key benefits of participating in flexibility markets?

• Lower energy costs
• New flexibility market income
• Optimized use of energy assets
• Improved ESG performance
• Emergency preparedness

Can Wattscout simulate the value of optimization and flexibility for our site?

Yes. We run detailed simulations to estimate both the potential savings achievable with Connected Prosumer, and the revenue potential from flexibility markets using Connected Flex Trading.
This provides a clear, validated business case before full implementation.

How does Wattscout integrate with existing EMS/BMS systems?

Wattscout seamlessly integrates with your existing Energy Management System (EMS) or Building Management System (BMS) through standard APIs. Connected Prosumer provides optimized control plans and flexibility schedules, enhancing and complementing your existing systems.

What is Connected Prosumer?

Connected Prosumer is Wattscout’s AI-driven optimization product. It enables your site to act as an optimized energy prosumer — intelligently managing both energy consumption and production across all connected assets.

Connected Prosumer integrates with your existing EMS/BMS and delivers optimized control plans to maximize cost savings and operational efficiency.

What is energy flexibility, and why does it matter?

Energy flexibility is the ability to adjust energy consumption or production based on external signals such as price or grid demand. Leveraging flexibility allows businesses to lower costs, enhance grid stability, and contribute to a more sustainable energy system — all key benefits supported by Connected Prosumer and Connected Flex Trading.

How can Wattscout help us reduce energy costs?

Wattscout helps reduce energy costs through Connected Prosumer’s AI-driven optimization of your entire energy system. By forecasting energy demand, optimizing the use of flexible assets (such as HVAC, battery storage, and EV charging), and through revenue opportunities via Connected Flex Trading, Wattscout enables both direct cost savings and new income streams.

How can Wattscout help us improve energy security?

Wattscout enhances energy security through real-time insights, predictive analytics, and automated control provided by Connected Prosumer and Connected Flex Trading. This ensures a reliable energy supply and helps manage risks from price volatility and grid instability.

How can we get started with Wattscout?

To learn more about how Wattscout can benefit your organization, contact us or book a demo. Our team will guide you through a tailored assessment and implementation process.

How is Connected Prosumer different from a traditional EMS?

Connected Prosumer is an advanced AI-based optimization product that enhances your existing Energy Management System (EMS).

While a traditional EMS operates on fixed rules, Connected Prosumer predicts energy demand and optimizes the operation of flexible assets. It delivers optimized control plans to your EMS, enabling dynamic, intelligent energy management.

Can Wattscout optimize across different types of energy assets?

Yes. Connected Prosumer optimizes solar PV, battery storage, HVAC systems, EV charging, and grid interaction as a unified energy system.

Do we need a battery to use Wattscout?

No. Wattscout works with or without batteries. Connected Prosumer optimizes all flexible energy assets, including demand-side flexibility.

How accurate are Wattscout’s energy forecasts?

Connected Prosumer leverages advanced AI algorithms to provide highly accurate energy forecasts — typically achieving a Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) of <10%, with forecasts available at 15-minute resolution up to 7 days ahead.

How can Connected Prosumer help me generate revenue from my battery?

Connected Prosumer enables battery owners to create flexible commercial agreements with energy buyers. The Contract & Pricing module simplifies the process of monetizing stored energy, whether through direct energy sales, capacity services, or dynamic pricing models — helping you turn your battery into a new revenue stream.

How does Connected Prosumer simplify managing energy sales contracts?

The Contract & Pricing module automates key processes such as contract setup, pricing calculation, energy tracking, and billing. This reduces manual work, ensures transparency for all parties, and gives battery owners full control over how and to whom they sell stored energy.

What is Connected Flex Trading?

Connected Flex Trading is Wattscout’s product for automated participation in flexibility markets. It connects your flexible energy assets — such as batteries, HVAC, and EV charging — to relevant energy markets through optimized trading strategies. Connected Flex Trading helps unlock new revenue streams, support grid stability, and maximize the value of your energy assets.

How does Connected Flex Trading work?

Connected Flex Trading automatically identifies, schedules, and dispatches your site’s flexible capacity to participate in energy markets. Wattscout’s platform manages both the optimization and execution of trades — ensuring compliant and effective market participation.

How does Wattscout’s trading robot work?

Wattscout’s trading robot automates participation in flexibility markets by making intelligent trading decisions in real time.
Using AI and advanced forecasting, the robot continuously evaluates market signals and site flexibility to determine the optimal times and volumes for trading.
This ensures that your flexibility is monetized effectively, while reducing manual effort and complexity for your operations team.
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Does Wattscout act as a Balance Responsible Party (BRP)?

No. Wattscout does not act as a BRP. We collaborate with BRPs to ensure that flexibility is traded effectively and in compliance with market requirements.

What are the key benefits of participating in flexibility markets?

• New income streams through Connected Flex Trading
• Support grid stability and resilience
• Enhance ESG impact
• Maximize energy asset value

What is energy flexibility in buildings and industry?

Energy flexibility is the ability of buildings and industrial sites to adjust energy consumption or production based on external signals such as price or grid needs. By using energy flexibility, organizations can lower costs, support grid stability, and optimize the use of their energy assets. Wattscout enables this through Connected Prosumer and Connected Flex Trading.

How can we start using Wattscout for energy optimization and flexibility markets?

Getting started with Wattscout is easy. We begin by analyzing your site’s energy profile and flexibility potential. Based on this analysis, we provide a business case and implementation plan. Wattscout integrates with your existing systems and enables optimization and market participation. Contact us to explore how we can support your energy goals.