European Commission 18 October 2022, COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Digitalising the energy system - EU action plan

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This Commission Staff Working Document (SWD(2022) 341 final), accompanying Communication COM(2022) 552 final on digitalising the EU energy system, sets out the evidentiary and analytical basis for an EU action plan addressing data sharing frameworks, smart grid investment, consumer empowerment, cybersecurity, and ICT sector energy consumption. Key provisions include the establishment of a 'Data for Energy' (D4E) expert working group within the Smart Grids Task Force, the development of a common European energy data space with high-level use cases on flexibility, smart EV charging, and energy-efficient buildings, and the promotion of implementing acts on interoperability requirements under the Electricity Market Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/944). The document further identifies regulatory, technical, and governance measures—including smart grid indicators, a Digital Twin of the EU electricity grid, cybersecurity frameworks under the forthcoming Network Code on Cybersecurity of Cross-Border Electricity Flows, and ecodesign and energy labelling initiatives—to support the twin green and digital transition in the EU energy sector.AI