The Distributed Virtual Power Plant.
Turning a regulatory landline mandate into a national grid flexibility asset.
Orchestrating millions of mandated broadband backup batteries into a gigawatt-scale virtual energy reserve. Safe, open-spec, and ready for next-day integration.
Edge Node (4" x 4")
Three Colliding Forces
A unique confluence of grid volatility, regulatory enforcement, and infrastructure deadlines in the next 18 months.
Ofcom Enforcement Is Biting
Virgin Media O2 fined £23.8M in December 2025 for failing vulnerable customers during the PSTN migration. Every UK Internet Service Provider (ISP) is now treating Battery Backup Unit (BBU) rollouts as urgent and critical.
PSTN Switch-Off Locked In
The January 2027 PSTN analogue switch-off is locked in. Over 3.2M residential lines must migrate. Every vulnerable digital line requires local backup power infrastructure to survive grid failures.
NESO & DNOs Buying Flex
Grid constraint balancing costs hit £1.8B. NESO is paying providers to turn down supply, while DNOs pay ~20p/kWh for localized demand flexibility during constraint events to defer major infrastructure upgrades.
Same Hardware. Now It Earns.
By placing a software orchestration layer over required backup batteries, we turn passive compliance costs into active grid assets.
A Passive Sunk Cost of Compliance
In the standard compliance model, the regulator demands backup power. The ISP pays the full hardware cost, shipping a passive battery unit that sits in a corner of the customer's home.
- ✕ £30 per unit: 100% funded by the ISP's compliance budget.
- ✕ 0% Telemetry: No battery health reporting, no remote diagnostics.
- ✕ No Grid Value: Device sits completely idle, earning £0/yr.
- ✕ Single Benefit: Only protects the user during rare local blackouts.
Active Orchestration & Co-funded Growth
Buffergy integrates an open hardware chip into the BBU, enabling secure two-way communication. DNOs and ISPs split the hardware costs, and the battery becomes dispatchable.
- ✓ Co-funded Hardware: Costs split 50/50.
- ✓ Real-time Telemetry: Remote health, charge level, and active outage indicators.
- ✓ Active Grid Revenue: Buffers cheap, green energy and discharges at peaks.
- ✓ Granular Flex: DNOs can trigger individual homes or streets for targeted constraint relief.
Peak Shaving & Load Shifting
Simulate grid demand flattening using the aggregated Buffergy BBU VPP fleet.
Simulation Parameters
Adjust the VPP fleet size to see the real-time flattening of the peak demand curve and shift loads to battery reserves.
From 100K Units to 1 GW under management
We scale seamlessly from router backups to the nation's always-on assets.
Routers Only (Day One)
Focusing on the immediate Ofcom battery mandate. Standardized deployment of 20W capacity battery units positioned right beside domestic broadband routers. Target footprint of 100K to 800K homes by early 2027.
Always-On Home (Years 3-5)
Expanding telemetry and dispatch capabilities to smart hubs, ONTs, network gear, and key standby loads. Delivering 50W per home dispatch capability across a footprint of 3.0M to 8.0M units, yielding up to 400MW of grid flex.
Distributed Flex (Year 5+)
Integrating heat pumps, EV chargers, smart domestic appliances, and solar inverters into our open coordination software. Activating 100W+ per home capacity across 14M homes to deliver 1 GW+ of responsive national grid flexibility.
The Software & Open Standard Spec
We publish the open hardware specification, meaning any manufacturer can build compatible units. We sell the secure central orchestration software.
Industrial Security
MQTT 5.0 transport encrypted end-to-end over TLS 1.3. Secure micro-controller architecture.
Utility-Grade Standards
Fully compliant with IEC 61968/61970 (DMS interfaces) and PAS 1878/1879 UK smart appliance standards.
Vendor Agnostic
No vendor lock-in. Any local assembler can manufacture units utilizing the low-cost Buffergy chip.
Team & Traction
A dedicated founding team combining energy technology and scalable software systems.
Shaun Moore
FounderI am a completely self-taught engineer who has spent the last decade scaling technical platform architecture, grid orchestration protocols, and distributed energy systems.
Patrick Ogbuitepu
FounderLeading hardware spec design and embedded firmware. Expert in IoT device security, fingerprinting, low-power telemetry, and machine learning.
Ria
Office WooferA cocker spaniel dedicated to team morale, workspace security, and office snack verification. Always on standby to resolve stressful coding events.
Traction So Far
Innovate Suffolk Hackathon
Placed at the Hackathon, validating the technical and commercial premise against an industry and academic panel.
Prototype Unit Built & Tested
Built fully working bench prototype utilizing microcontrollers, LiFePO4 cells, custom relay controls, and remote telemetry shunts.
10K-Unit Live Pilot Target
Actively finalizing partner agreements with 1 major ISP and 1 DNO for a regional live field trial in the East of England.
Collaborate to Innovate
Whether you represent a DNO seeking regional flexibility, an ISP looking to offset regulatory compliance cost, or an energy investor, let's connect.
Direct inquiries: partnerships@buffergy.uk