Connecting the companies, technologies and expertise driving the future of distributed energy
The UK’s energy system is shifting from centralised generation to a more distributed, flexible model. Local generation, community energy, rooftop solar, battery storage, microgrids, energy management, demand‑side response and vehicle‑to‑grid are all scaling up – creating new opportunities across homes, businesses, industry and transport.
The Distributed Energy Show brings together the organisations powering that transition. From developers, aggregators, storage providers and energy suppliers to distribution network operators, installers, industrial and commercial energy users, fleet operators, utilities, policymakers and investors, the event connects the people, technologies and expertise shaping how energy is generated, stored, managed, traded and consumed at the edge of the network.
NEC, Birmingham | 16th & 17th June 2027 | Free to attend
The UK’s meeting place for distributed energy, The Distributed Energy Show brings together every stage of the distributed energy value chain, from local generation, heat and power technologies, energy management and storage to smart grids, flexibility services and electrification at the edge.
Whether you’re developing community energy projects, scaling distributed storage, deploying energy management solutions, integrating heat technologies, sourcing smart-grid partners or exploring new business models, you’ll meet the people, products and expertise needed to accelerate your projects.
What you’ll gain
Experience The Distributed Energy Show through a visitor’s eyes
Walk the exhibition floor and explore live demonstrations of local generation, storage, microgrids, smart‑grid controls and vehicle‑to‑grid solutions. Meet developers, aggregators, network operators, installers and technology vendors, and see how projects move from pilot to practical deployment.
See first‑hand the scale, collaboration and innovation that make the event the UK’s meeting place for distributed energy.
The event attracts Chief Executives, Directors, Heads of and Managers responsible for:
“I think by bringing people together, the show can really help create that environment in which innovation can flourish, and in which people will collaborate and co-operate together. It’s about making introductions, it’s about people realising what technology is out there, in a way that perhaps isn’t clear to them at the moment.”
Sara Vaughan, Chair, Elexon
“Coming and getting great ideas from the conference programme, hearing from experts who have done it before, but also exploring the solutions that actually work for your estates, for your business, with the exhibitors as well. That’s a really great way to come here for some practical advice, but also practical products and practical solutions to deliver the outcomes that you have committed to.”
Luke Strickland, Net Zero Advisory Lead – Buildings and Cities, Mott MacDonald
“If you’re serious about technology in the energy sector, if you’re serious about solutions that are being offered, you want to be at the show meeting the right people at the right level and having the right conversations.”
Aditi Tupule, Founder & Director, 4D Energy Advisory
“I think a great thing about the conference is that it brings together a lot of different actors in the energy system that now need to partner on these solutions. Many of these new innovative technology solutions for the transition will require actors that didn’t previously work together to work together, so it is great to bring them all into this one space to discuss what the issues are, to meet, to get to know each other if we don’t know each other already, and to talk about ways we can work together, and partner on these solutions.”
Oliver Sartor, Chief Economist, Voltalis