Policy paper - Digitalising the energy system
The government's response to the digital spine feasibility study.
From: Department for Energy
Security and Net Zero
Published
19 August 2024
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Government response to the
energy system ‘digital spine' feasibility study
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Improving the way that energy system data is shared is necessary
to decarbonise our power sector by 2030.
In this response to the digital spine feasibility
study, the government describes its view of the study and its
recommendations. It sets out commitments for the government,
Ofgem and the Energy System Operator (ESO) to progress the development
of a data sharing infrastructure for the energy system.
Research and analysis - Digital spine feasibility study:
exploring a data sharing infrastructure for the energy
system
This feasibility study examines the concept of a data sharing
infrastructure for the energy system.
From: Department for Energy
Security and Net Zero
Published 19 August 2024
Documents
Digital spine feasibility study:
report
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MB, 411 pages
Digital spine feasibility study:
executive brief
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KB, 16 pages
Digital spine feasibility study:
summary report
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MB, 52 pages
Digital spine feasibility study:
summary presentation
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MB, 32 pages
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Improving the way that energy system data is shared is necessary
to decarbonise our power sector by 2030.
In 2022, the Energy Digitalisation Taskforce put forward the
concept of a ‘digital spine' – a data sharing infrastructure for
the energy system. A data sharing infrastructure would be a
set of responsibilities, processes and technical functions that
deliver secure data exchange for organisations in the energy
sector.
This feasibility study was funded by the Government's Net Zero
Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), and examines the concept,
opportunities and attributes of a data sharing infrastructure for
the energy system; a ‘digital spine'. It was delivered by a
consortium of Ove Arup, Energy Systems Catapult and the
University of Bath.
The study is the view of the consortium and is not government
policy.
The government has set out its response to the
feasibility study and its recommendations.
