Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the digital and data transformation in the electricity sector

Digital technologies and data hold tremendous potential to accelerate clean energy transitions across the energy sector. Digitalization can help cut investment needs, reduce operational and fuel source related costs, improve efficiency and resilience, and reduce emissions. However, further efforts by policymakers and industry will be necessary to realize the full potential of digitalization.

This includes the implementation of enabling standards, policies and regulations that prioritize innovation and interoperability while addressing risks to cybersecurity and data privacy. This document focuses on Artificial Intelligence as a technology to meet not only the energy trilemma goals of sustainable, affordable and secure energy, but also with the focus on the digital transition as it applies to the electricity sector of the energy value chain.

The document was developed jointly with the Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Systems, by the Task Force on Digitalization in Energy of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency.

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