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Strategic planning is key to adapting Europe’s grids for renewable integration, electrification, and resilience. This grid planning topic hub covers methodologies, digital tools, and collaborative initiatives supporting effective, long-term grid development.

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How Middle East crisis shifts Europe's energy investments

Since 2020, investment in renewable power generation across the EU has nearly doubled to more than $105 billion, says the IEA

Yunus Kemp
29/05/2026

Octopus Energy US Chief maps the future of the grid

Many of today’s market structures were designed for a grid built around centralised generation, predictable demand patterns- Nick Chaset, Octopus Energy US CEO

Enlit Editorial Team
18/05/2026

Iberia blackout lessons: demand-side solutions from the US

The same summer as Spain’s blackout, an early-season heat dome settled over the eastern United States. Hannah Bascom explores the lessons learned.

Guest/partner contributor
15/05/2026

Europe’s data centre challenge – from energy demand to grid support

Data centres are no longer a niche demand category that the European power system can absorb without active management, ENTSO-E states in a new study.

Jonathan Spencer Jones
15/05/2026

Portugal grid constraints hamper renewable energy deployment

Grid capacity is constraining the pace of renewable deployment and electrification. Capacity is not expanding at the needed speed, says the IEA.

Yunus Kemp
14/05/2026

Austria may require more than €68bn in grid investments by 2040

On average, grid costs have increased over recent years and are expected to further increase with rising investment needs

Yunus Kemp
13/05/2026

Why we are solving the wrong problem over grid resilience

When the grid is under stress, the usual response has been to add more generation and build new transmission lines, writes Jeremy Ellis.

Guest/partner contributor
11/05/2026

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Reframing the energy transition from system ambition to societal needs

Lucy Electric’s Philip Dingle explains why the energy transition must be reframed around societal needs.

Enlit Editorial Team
11/05/2026

National Grid's DSO plan a blueprint for network evolution

It provides a forward-looking view of the network, highlighting where capacity is available, where investment is needed, and how constraints will be managed.

Yunus Kemp
09/05/2026

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