Data-focused business models and a “digital first” approach are now recognised by the UK Government, regulators and market participants alike as the key to coordinating, modernising and decarbonising an evermore complex energy system.

As a result, investment in the underlying digital solutions and smart infrastructure is not just increasingly attractive: it is imperative. The UK Government’s energy digitalisation strategy stresses that every part of the energy system still needs to be digitalised – demand, supply, markets and networks – thus creating investment opportunities at every step of the energy life cycle.

EBN partners Ashurst tool a look at the key legal issues when investing, and protecting that investment, in two commonly targeted digital solutions – power storage and trading, and smart metering.

Read their insight at: https://www.ashurst.com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/net-zero-and-digitalisation