KERN — For Aggregators

Your bids are only as good as
what's behind the meter.

KERN acts as a forecast-driven, autonomous sub-aggregator behind the meter. You send a flexibility signal — KERN selects assets based on real-time state and forecasted availability, executes via MIOTY or Zigbee, and confirms delivery back to you. No manual intervention. No missed bids.

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The five pains KERN solves

Problem
Unreliable connectivity to distributed assets
Rural BESS sites, industrial premises, basements — LTE drops, WiFi is unstable. Assets can't be committed to bids. Portfolio size is limited by infrastructure, not by availability.
KERN
MIOTY (10km, 1.5M msg/day, IEC standard) and Zigbee Mesh connect every asset — independent of LTE and WiFi.
Problem
No dispatch confirmation
Bid placed, dispatch sent — whether the asset responded remains unknown until the next meter reading. Deviations are detected too late.
KERN
Every dispatch is confirmed at asset level and reported back in real-time. You know immediately whether the bid is being fulfilled.
Problem
Manual response to forecast deviations
Weather change, load shift, asset failure — someone has to notice, decide and intervene. This doesn't scale.
KERN
KERN continuously compares actual asset state against bid position and rebalances autonomously — before the deviation becomes critical.
Problem
Poor forecast quality without asset visibility
Without real-time telemetry at asset level, flexibility forecasts are estimates. Overbidding means penalties. Underbidding means lost revenue.
KERN
Rolling 24h flexibility forecast per asset and portfolio — driven by live state of charge, weather-based PV models and historical load patterns. Continuously refined as the delivery window approaches.
Problem
Operational overhead scales with portfolio
Every new asset, every new site, every new asset class adds complexity. Growth requires more team, more monitoring, more manual dispatch management.
KERN
New assets are onboarded into KERN — the aggregator gets more flexibility capacity, not more operational burden.

The operative loop

1. FORECAST  (rolling, 24h ahead)
   KERN calculates per asset and portfolio:
   what flexibility is available, when?
   → Output: flexibility profile (MW, time window, confidence)
   → Basis for your bidding strategy

2. DEMAND  (flexibility signal from you / market)
   You place bids based on the forecast.
   On award, the demand signal comes back:
   "X kW, time window T, direction reduce/increase"

3. REBALANCE  (forecast vs. actual state)
   KERN compares the demand signal against current
   asset state in real-time: weather, state of charge,
   current load, failures.
   Deviation from forecast → KERN reacts autonomously.

4. DISPATCH  (autonomous local control)
   KERN decides which assets to control — BESS, HVAC,
   EV chargers, PV curtailment — via Zigbee or MIOTY.
   Execution confirmed.

5. CONFIRMATION
   Fulfillment status back to you in real-time.
   Next forecast cycle starts.

You interact with steps 1 and 2. Everything else is KERN.

Proven in production

"Leading utilities use KERN to power their flexibility aggregator — securing bids on energy markets with confirmed dispatch from MV/LV assets."
Live system · MV/LV microgrid · Visitable on request
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