Compute Flexibility
Flexibility-as-a-Service — paid on stand-by, paid on activation and paid while Compute is running.
Use cases
The host stays on. Compute is the load that can move.
Hydro
Fully renewable generation. Compute behind the meter absorbs spill. Curtailment in full on Energy.
The host keeps generating.
Industrial & Manufacturing
Sawmills, pulp, drying, kilns. Unused connection becomes interruptible Compute.
Checkpoint and resume, not a plant shutdown. Heat follows the load — Thermal.
Spare
A connection that would sit idle — including beside a battery — becomes a load that earns Compute between calls.
Operator
Kelvin runs Flexbox, controller, meters and Compute. Flexibility-as-a-Service.
See the service and Compute.
Share
Compute, grid services, Thermal/Heat and mitigation share the connection.
No single stream has to carry the site.
Fully renewable at generation. Reliable because Compute flexes — not because the host pauses.
The service
Every large load needs this. Almost none of them can build it.
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Core operations stay yours. Unused connection capacity can be the interruptible megawatt.
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Hardware, software, infrastructure — with the Compute.
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Kelvin brings the load. Grid signal → the load moves in <0.7 s → the host stays on.
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Pocket first, then metering and a clear event log. Curtailment at generation is on Energy.
How it pays
Compute Flexibility is the product. At high prices the load curtails and the reserve is sold — the spike becomes revenue.
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Availability payments. The unit is ready to move.
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Paid when the load moves. Dispatch <0.7 s. Activation just pauses Compute — no cycle penalty.
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The baseline whenever the unit is running. Compute keeps earning whenever the grid doesn’t call.
One service from the pocket to settlement.
Qualification, signal, dispatch, metering. System operators pay a premium for fast, controllable load. Built for grid-connected or co-located pads — LV or MV, behind the meter.
vs Battery Flexibility
Multiple revenues, continuous dispatch, no cycle wear.
Compute Flexibility compared with Battery Flexibility (BESS). Compute wins on every row.
Compute Flexibility
Battery Flexibility
Compute wins on every row.
Optional: Compute on a battery’s existing connection. Both qualify independently; adding a Flexbox does not reduce the battery’s available reserve. Fewer battery cycles. See Energy.
Markets
Restoration products follow on the same interruptible load.
Faster containment (FFR) is the same sub-second class the unit is built for.
FCR-D — frequency containment.
Why it holds
Surplus is switched off because the load cannot move. Heat rides along.
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Frequency needs a response in milliseconds. Interruptible Compute sheds on firmware signal — first off, first on. The Flexbox is built to move in <0.7 s.
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On-site controller and industrial-grade smart meters delivered as a single, pre-tested unit with the Compute. Kelvin software: control · dispatch · monitoring.
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Interruptible Compute is the load that can switch off. Batch pauses at a checkpoint. The host never notices. See Compute.
The fleet
Aggregated sites dispatch as one.
Transmission is a multi-year build; a coordinated fleet dispatches in seconds. Built to integrate with grid operators. Market to machine: control, dispatch, monitoring.