The governance of industry rules and energy system innovation: The case of codes in Great Britain

- Detailed energy industry rules are crucial to realising policy goals, but typically overlooked.
- Governance arrangements determine ease of rule change for policy goals.
- Delegation is a widespread institutional design principle but has risks of capture and inertia.
- The case of code governance in Britain gives a demonstration of these risks.
- A reform agenda is outlined and wider lessons drawn out.