Company details

HEADCOUNT

25-99

ORG TYPE

Corporate

SECTOR

Energy & Climate

WEBSITE

http://www.flexitricity.com/

About the company

Flexitricity is a UK flexibility and energy trading specialist that runs a large “virtual power plant”, helping customers earn revenue by shifting demand and optimising generation and storage. The company positions the work around balancing services, trading, and asset optimisation, backed by a 24/7 control room operation. Flexitricity was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Edinburgh. In January 2026, Drax announced an agreement to acquire Flexitricity, with Flexitricity expected to join Drax’s Energy Solutions activity.

Locations and presence

Flexitricity is headquartered in Edinburgh and describes a team working flexibly across Great Britain. The company operates nationally in Great Britain’s electricity flexibility markets while running a central office base in Edinburgh.

Palpable Score

56.4

/ 100

Flexitricity looks like a strong place to learn once hired, with multiple signals of senior access and internal progression from role histories. The score is held back by thin public evidence of consistent 0–3 year hiring and a lack of published pay ranges or a clearly described hiring process.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

7.0

/ 20

The company’s public careers content focuses on culture but does not publish a visible pipeline of internships, graduate roles, or 0–2 year “Associate/Analyst” style openings.
Flexitricity’s publicly shared hiring examples skew experienced, including posts referencing roles like Lead Analyst and Data Engineer rather than early-career entry points.
The company references applying “via the link in the specific role job spec”, but without a live vacancies feed it’s hard to verify recurring junior hiring.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

9.7

/ 20

The company does not describe stages (screen, task, interviews, timelines) on the careers page, which makes it harder for first-time applicants to prepare.
Flexitricity notes that speculative CVs are not accepted and directs candidates to apply only via live role links, which is clear but also limits access if vacancies are hard to find.
The company has at least one publicly reported interview experience alleging an inappropriate gendered stress question, which is a red flag for consistency in interviewer training.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

13.7

/ 20

The company explicitly frames “continuous learning” and a team-oriented culture, which is a useful baseline signal for early-career development.
Flexitricity is reviewed as having frequent interaction with senior leadership in a small-team setting, which tends to accelerate learning for juniors when managed well.
The company runs a 24/7 operational environment, which can offer structured handovers and real-time mentoring opportunities, but there’s no published onboarding or progression framework to confirm consistency.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

11.7

/ 20

The company does not publish salary ranges or early-career pay guidance on the careers site, which caps confidence for graduates comparing offers.
Flexitricity is described in employee reviews as offering “competitive salary”, which is a positive signal but not verifiable without ranges by role level.
The company appears to hire into permanent operational and commercial roles, but there is not enough public detail on benefits, equity (if any), or contract stability for junior hires.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

14.3

/ 20

The company shows internal progression in leadership bios, including examples where people joined in one role (such as account management or risk) and later moved into senior leadership positions.
Flexitricity has multiple employee reviews describing a supportive environment and close-knit team dynamics, which supports retention potential even if the sample is small.
The company’s LinkedIn presence indicates a mid-sized organisation in Edinburgh with ongoing hiring over time, but there is no published early-career promotion rate, tenure distribution, or graduate outcome tracking.