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What is the system-wide digitalisation Energy Action Plan?

The system-wide digitalisation energy action plan aims to contribute to the EU energy policy objectives by supporting the development of a sustainable, (cyber)secure, transparent and competitive market for digital energy services, ensuring data privacy and sovereignty, and supporting investment in digital energy infrastructure.

Why do we need a system-wide approach to digitalisation of energy?

A system-wide approach and EU countries' support to promote cooperation between digital and energy stakeholders are needed for digitalisation of energy to better contribute to the EU’s political priorities, including the European Green Deal and making the EU fit for the digital age.

What is digital energy?

Digital Energy offers a range of complementary instruments to support energy players in their digitalization process and, ultimately, enable the creation of partnerships between Operators and Start-ups. The program is built around 4 levers of action: Targets: public energy operators, Startups and innovative SMEs.

What is the pace of digitalisation in energy?

The pace of digitalisation in energy is increasing. Investment in digital technologies by energy companies has risen sharply over the last few years, with global investment in digital electricity infrastructure and software growing by over 20% annually since 2014, reaching USD 47 billion in 2016.

How has digitalisation impacted the energy sector?

The pace of digitalisation in the energy sector has accelerated rapidly in recent years, leading to a transformation of many traditional business models. Thanks to innovative technologies and access to new types of data, new revenue streams and services have emerged, costs have been reduced and barriers to new market entrants have been lowered.

Will digitalised energy systems be the future?

Digitalised energy systems in the future may be able to identify who needs energy and deliver it at the right time, in the right place and at the lowest cost. But getting everything right will not be easy. Digitalisation is already improving the safety, productivity, accessibility and sustainability of energy systems.