The increase in the number of parties becoming active players in the electricity and more general energy market , the ever-present cyber threat and the tendency for complex system interfaces to breakdown is leading to renewed calls for the establishment of an energy system architect as proposed by the Institution of Engineering & Technology and National Grid . The system architect would provide a central oversight and co-ordinating body that would address the issues arising from complexity in the system . Whether the UK government acts on such calls which may be seen as addressing long-term issues , will depend on its ability to free time and resources for such matters . www . theiet . org

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