The policy and regulatory
review series
As our energy system undergoes a transition to a
decarbonised, digitalised and decentralised one, it
is vital that we understand how smart local energy
systems (SLES) could provide a more efficient, safer
and better experience all round.
Our team are focused on understanding the policy,
regulatory and market frameworks in which SLES in
the UK can operate optimally in the future. In order
to understand where (and whether) changes need to
be made, it is important to have a baseline of what
today’s arrangements are.
The purpose of this review series is to analyse the
evidence and gaps in the policy and regulatory
landscape of today’s (smart) local energy systems in
the UK.
We are conducting this review in a series of ‘sprints’
each of which will have a particular focus. The first
report, published in September 2019, was a review of
the policy and regulation related to electricity storage
and electric vehicles. The findings of this, as well as
more information about the review, can be found in
our first working paper: Working Paper 1: Electricity
storage & electric vehicles. This second report focuses
on digital energy platforms. The methodology used
for this review can be found in the Appendix.