Elexon thinks it can cut through up to a decade of industry evolution otherwise required to give customers access to more than one electricity supplier and half-hourly settlement.

In a White Paper, the settlements company said it should be able to triangulate data already being added to the system for other reasons to allow customers to buy power from one or more other sources – from a separate source such as a community energy project, for example, or for a specific purpose like electric vehicle charging – alongside that from their regular supplier.