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New alliance will work to ensure smart power has cross-party support
Some of the largest energy organisations in the country have joined forces to form a new alliance to promote smart power.
The Smart Power Industries Alliance (SIPA) was launched today (23 October) at an event in Westminster and includes Energy UK, the Renewable Energy Association and the National Grid.
The alliance has called on the government to accelerate the move to smart power systems, with “consistent policy and regulatory direction”.
It has also called on ministers to create new incentives for the heat, transport and power sectors to work together to deliver decarbonisation.
The chair of the new alliance, Charles Hendry, said the various organisations will work together to “ensure smart power has cross-party support’ and that it also “remains top of the energy agenda”.
“We want to explain the huge environmental, social and economic benefits to the public, and to help ensure these benefits are accessible to all in the new era of smart energy,” added Hendry.
“Many people are already generating their own power and engaging with smart applications, but smart power has the potential to transform all our lives for the better, in ways that are creating real excitement today.”
The government’s recently published Clean Growth Strategy identified the delivery of clean and smart power as a key growth area.
And analysis by Imperial College for the National Infrastructure Commission showed a smart energy system could save businesses and households up to £8 billion a year by 2030.
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