Q1 recap: Scaling flexibility across the ecosystem

If Q4 was about launching Flex, Q1 has been about scaling with customers and partners.

As more energy retailers move from early pilots to operational programs, the focus is shifting. It is less about whether flexibility works, and more about how to run programs reliably across growing portfolios of devices and markets.

This quarter reflects that shift.

From pilots to operational flexibility programs

We started 2026 with new customer announcements. ENGIE selected Enode to scale residential flexibility for its energy retail portfolio in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Enode will support its consumer flexibility strategy end to end, from device connectivity and local optimization to flexibility aggregation.

“As the mobility electrification accelerates across Europe, we evaluated the market carefully to tap into consumer flexibility,” says Guillaume Chicco, Flexibility Senior Business Developer at ENGIE OneBtoC. “Enode clearly stood out as the mature and versatile platform that enables us to build innovative offers at scale and unlock higher value for the end customers.”

At the same time, existing customers continued to scale their connected offerings. In our work with EnBW, this means making home energy management simple for households, while supporting a growing range of devices behind the scenes.

As flexibility programs expand, the challenge shifts to operating them consistently across devices and users.

Product updates that support scale

Scaling flexibility depends on how devices are represented and managed in the product experience.

This quarter, we launched high-resolution images for thousands of vehicle models in the Enode API. This improves how connected devices appear in customer-facing applications, making it easier for users to understand and interact with their energy setup. Read more here.

We also shipped updates to our Brands page based on customer feedback, making key information easier to scan and compare across vehicles. Model capabilities are visible directly on the Brands page, without needing to open each model. Drivetrain information has been added back into the model list for quicker context. We also reverted to the familiar one to three reliability classification, reflecting how customers are used to evaluating integrations.

Alongside this, we extended product capabilities for asset types and use cases across the board.

Expanding the ecosystem and direct integrations

We continued to expand the ecosystem of devices. Each new integration increases the number of households that can participate in smart energy programs without changing their hardware.

This quarter, we announced a direct integration with Volkswagen Group. Through this partnership, energy companies and service providers get access to vehicle data and controls from brands including Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda Auto, AUDI AG, SEAT S.A., and CUPRA. This makes it possible to build smarter charging and energy services for electric vehicles, and enables use cases that depend on understanding vehicle state and behavior, from improved charging experiences to scalable flexibility services.

New partnerships also include Peblar. For energy retailers, this means the ability to offer white labeled hardware and deliver smart charging inside their existing app. Reliable hardware and clean integration are what make smart charging usable at scale.

In addition, we have partnered up with SAP. Together, we’re helping energy retailers bring residential DER flexibility into the systems they already rely on. For retailers running on SAP, this means flexibility that:

• Integrates cleanly into core operations
• Reduces operational and integration risk
• Scales well into long-term programs

Enode Platform for Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Flex is now live in the SAP Store.

For 2026, focus lies on deepening the relationships with partners that create benefits for the entire ecosystem. As showcased in our case study with myenergi, EV charging is moving beyond hardware alone. The value is increasingly in how devices are connected, orchestrated, and integrated into broader energy offerings.

For energy retailers, this reduces the overhead of managing integrations individually. For end users, it means more devices work out of the box with the energy apps they already use.

Team and community

We enjoyed welcoming new members to Enode this quarter, expanding our product, engineering, and commercial teams.

We also spent time with customers and partners across key industry events, including Future of Utilities, DistribuTECH, E-world, and Solar Solutions. These conversations continue to shape how we think about operating flexibility in practice, across markets, devices, and use cases.

Looking ahead

The next phase is about going deeper across both product and ecosystem.

We are continuing to expand direct integrations with OEMs, building out functionality and improving how flexibility is orchestrated across devices and markets.

In 2025 we crossed half a million of connected devices, together with energy retailers, aggregators and OEMs who work with us to make the energy transition happen. In 2026, the direction is clear; we continue to grow with our customers and partners, to enable flexibility at scale across Europe and beyond.

More to come in Q2.