Policy needs to be “more flexible” and “more agile” to keep up with the revolution in the UK’s energy system, the former boss of National Grid has argued. The fast pace of change means many policies are “already out of date” by the time they are put into practice. “When you’re in the middle of revolution it’s really hard for government to set out a policy that’s going to last for 10 years,” said former National Grid chief executive Steve Holliday. “It’s really tough.” Speaking at an event held by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit in London, he added: “Our political system is risk averse in a sense because people don’t like coming out with a policy unless it’s been stress-tested and consulted on for 18 months, in which case, I’d argue, by the time it’s implemented its already out of date to a certain extent.”
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