range of proprietary strategies and technology to buy and sell power 365 days a year.

Outlook Energy responds quickly to fluctuations in generation and demand using innovative and smart technology, trading so there can be a reliable supply of energy for consumers. By helping to ensure a stable energy grid and an efficient market, we play our part in reducing costs to consumers. Outlook Energy has been built from the ground up and now trades around double Bristol’s annual electricity consumption.

The company is made up of a team of top data scientists who provide research to the company’s energy traders. This combination of cutting-edge software, leading data science capabilities and experienced energy traders has enabled Outlook Energy to become the most successful company who operate in the short-term UK power markets.

Outlook Energy was founded by Ben Spencer, Johan Askehave and David Mlynski. All three partners are still active Directors in the company. Ben Spencer manages operations and the trading team, Johan Askehave manages new business and the financial operations of the company and David Mlynski, who overseas the data science team at Outlook. Jack Barclay as Technical Lead manages Outlook Energy’s development team.

Many of Outlook Energy’s staff were born and educated in the South-West of the UK, meaning the company has strong ties to the area, particularly to local universities, Bath and Bristol University. Outlook attends career fairs at both universities and is always looking for new talent to join the growing business.