Defining “Electricity+”: the integration of the electricity system with complementary infrastructures.

Electricity+ is a new framework that highlights the opportunities to create and optimize integrations between the electricity sector and other infrastructure to enable a transition to a net-zero economy. The framework has been developed during a series of dialogues with executives from the electricity industry and other sectors. It will serve as thought leadership to kick-start further planning and collaboration across sectors.

The electricity system will evolve to be the backbone of the future energy system. To limit global temperature increases, a range of scenarios show that global final energy consumption must shift from 20% to 50-70% electricity by 2050. This is a massive economy transformation and will require a fulsome reimagining of global energy systems.