KrakenNews · 2025-12-16 00:00

Kraken now manages over 5.7 GW of clean power, exceeding the capacity of Europe's largest fossil-fuel plant.

Kraken has reached a significant milestone, managing over 5.7 GW of real-time, dispatchable clean power, which surpasses the capacity of Poland's Bełchatów Power Station, Europe's largest coal plant. This achievement highlights a shift towards a decentralized, software-driven energy grid.

This development signifies the growing viability and scale of virtual power plants in accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels and enhancing grid resilience through flexible, distributed energy resources.

Fast Facts

·Managed clean power capacity: 5.7 GW
·Comparison benchmark: Bełchatów Power Station (Europe's largest coal plant)
·Kraken's virtual power plant components: 3.2 GW dispatchable generation/grid-scale battery, 2.5 GW residential flexibility
·Residential flexibility assets: Electric vehicles, heat pumps
·Global accounts supported by Kraken: 70+ million
·Kraken headquarters: London, New York
·Kraken regional centers: Paris, Tokyo, Melbourne
·Forecasted global investment in transmission infrastructure by 2030: $200 billion

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Devrim Celal

Chief Flexibility and Marketing Officer at Kraken

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Kraken now manages over 5.7 GW of clean power, exceeding the capacity of Europe's largest fossil-fuel plant.