#1 — Fix the energy market
A market design that actually fits electricity — digital, fair, efficient.
Plan to Deliver — Fix the Energy Market
Design that aligns with physics, incentives, and digital infrastructure.
Scope
Electricity wholesale and retail market redesign, data & digital infra, balancing & settlement, tariff reform, capacity/value allocation, regulatory automation; GB initial scope with exportability.
Problem statement
UK has high prices, low trust, and misaligned incentives. Existing theory (pure neoclassical) doesn't fit electricity’s constraints. Policy stack is fragmented; data is underused; delivery is slow.
KPIs for success
Team
- You (Market Operator)Lead
Architecture, delivery coordination
- System OperatorGrid & balancing
Reliability, physics alignment
- Digital TeamPlatform/AI
Data platform, APIs, reg bot
Timeframes
- MVP scope agreedMonth 1
- MVP live with pilot customersMonth 4
- Public beta (GB regions)Month 9
- Full rolloutMonth 12
Product details
Subscription-style tariffs + AMM-like market + automated regulation, with transparent data feeds and fair cost allocation.
- Households
- SMEs
- Suppliers
- Generators
- System Operator
- Regulator
- Customer portal
- Supplier console
- Generator console
- Ops dashboard
- Regulator dashboard
Solution details
Core: digital AMM pricing, physics-aware balancing, Shapley-style value allocation, automated compliance checks. Data products for prices, allocations, and KPIs.
Delivery plan
Phase 1: MVP scope + pilots. Phase 2: Regional beta. Phase 3: GB rollout. Governance: weekly review; transparent dashboards; change control with safety gates.
Stakeholders
Components
- Pricing service (AMM)
- Allocation engine
- Settlement service
- Data lake/warehouse
- API gateway
- Identity & auth
- Reg-bot
Funding mechanism
Blend of public-interest grant, regulated allowance, and private capital for platform scaling.
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Risks: data quality, integration timelines, regulatory changes. Mitigation: transparent KPIs, phased rollout.
Validate & get buy-in for the new market design
Target: 20 Dec 2025

- Submit PhD thesis on or before 20 Dec 2025
- Get wide industry critique incl. innovative suppliers & generators
- Get teaching course live
- Involve wider public beyond academia/industry
Build & test the Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Chief Truth SpeakerMission Leader
- Specify MVP capabilities
- Deliver MVP live incl. UIs with 3rd parties
Delivery plan for rolling out the new market design
- Clarification around legislation
- Mitigations for disruption
Deliver updated energy market in reality
- Training and implementation plan