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Developers in three West London boroughs are being told of limits to new building because the grid is full to capacity. This is likely to be the first of many such announcements.

Better access to, and sharing of, energy data will help direct the installation of new electric vehicle charging points, as well as help network operators to better understand the electricity grid’s capacity for the introduction of more renewables.

Energy Digitalisation Taskforce recommends that policy-makers and regulators drive open standards across the energy sector.

The Government has been urged to assist the digitalisation of the UKs energy system so that it can reliably and transparently integrate new solutions such as electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps that will drive low-carbon markets moving forward.

Taskforce comes after ‘pioneering’ Energy Data Taskforce catalysed efforts to digitalise energy system, according to Clean Growth Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan

The UK Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched an Energy Digitalisation Taskforce (EDiT) in partnership with Ofgem and Innovate UK. Its aim is to continue the UK Government’s focus on modernising the energy system to unlock flexibility and drive clean growth towards net zero emissions by 2050. EDiT will consider the market design, digital architecture and governance of a modern digitalised energy system and follows the Energy Data Taskforce, which initiate...

(1) Or Lenchner outlined the importance of establishing a responsible data collection blueprint at Institute for Government (IfG) Data Bites event Or Lenchner, CEO of Luminati Networks, a leading online data collection company, called on government agencies and public sector leaders to drive ethical data collection processes at an Institute for Government (IfG) event last week The online event, part of a monthly series that brings together top data experts from across UK Government agencies, wa...