Future peer-to-peer energy
Surpl is being built for a future where households and communities can do more with the clean energy they generate. Across the EU, the Clean Energy Package and the electricity market design recognise the role of active customers, energy communities, and new ways for people to participate in energy markets more directly.
In Ireland, the CRU has already published its conceptual design work on energy sharing and multiple supply contracts, explicitly linking those ideas to EU Directive 2024/1711 and describing energy sharing as active customers allocating exported renewable energy to another customer.
What this means
Today, the rules that would allow full peer-to-peer energy selling are not yet fully live in Ireland. That is why Surpl is not presenting this as a current consumer service, but as a future capability that is already designed into the platform.
Surpl is actively advocating for proper implementation of these EU-mandated rights in Ireland, because households and communities should be able to benefit from the renewable energy they generate.
How Surpl is preparing
Surpl is being designed so the platform can support future peer-to-peer energy flows without needing to be rebuilt from scratch. That includes branch-based organisation, verified generation data, traceable renewable attributes, and the platform structure needed to turn future market rules into a usable customer experience.
This means we can be ready when Irish regulators complete implementation, while keeping today’s product clear, honest, and compliant.
Why this matters for households
For households, the promise of peer-to-peer energy is simple: cleaner local energy, better visibility, and more ways to participate in the value your solar helps create. The EU policy direction is moving toward stronger consumer participation and community energy rights, and Surpl is building for that future now.
When the Irish regulatory framework is fully in place, Surpl will be ready to support those flows through a product experience that is easy to understand and grounded in verified data.
Our position
Surpl is not claiming that full peer-to-peer energy selling is active today. It is not. What we are saying is that the EU policy path already points in that direction, Irish regulators are working through the design, and Surpl is advocating for implementation so households and communities can access the benefits sooner.