How can we fast track clean tech innovation on our inefficient electricity grid?

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Better regulation and data are needed to modernise the energy grid for the net zero transition, argues Good Energy CEO Juliet Davenport

It's no secret that Britain's energy system is changing dramatically. Coal plants are being shuttered; electric vehicles are becoming commonplace; and renewables now supply 33 per cent of our electricity...

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