The energy system digital spine feasibility study is a sub-programme of DESNZ’s Flexibility Innovation Programme, which seeks to enable large-scale widespread electricity system flexibility through smart, accessible technologies and markets. The creation of a digital spine was first described by the Energy Digitalisation Taskforce report released earlier last year.
The study will involve comprehensive stakeholder identification and engagement throughout. It will aim to establish the potential scope of a digital spine, the data infrastructure required to deliver it, and provide evidence to inform future policy, regulation, and innovation development.