EU rubber stamps sweeping data law

Last night, the EU approved new comprehensive rules for energy producers’ access to their own data. The government’s task will be to ensure that it does not ”only look good on paper”, according to DI.
In very simple terms, the so-called "Data Act" is intended to give European energy companies a enforced control over the millions of production data that are produced every day in everything from turbines and pumps to power lines and wind turbine blades. | Photo: Jens Dresling
In very simple terms, the so-called "Data Act" is intended to give European energy companies a enforced control over the millions of production data that are produced every day in everything from turbines and pumps to power lines and wind turbine blades. | Photo: Jens Dresling
by PETER THOMSEN, WATCH MEDIA’s EU CORRESPONDENT

BRUSSELS –After months of negotiations, European energy companies are now officially one step closer to gaining control over a new sea of data for better solutions - and potentially a greener future.

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