Cracking the codes to a zero carbon future

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The UK's energy network codes need drastic reform to encourage net zero innovation on the grid, argues Good Energy's Tom Steward

In my experience, the deeper you go down a policy rabbit hole, the harder it is to talk about, and the fewer people care. If you're in a pub (or more likely at the moment, in your living-room on a Zoom...

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