Opening the black box of energy security: A study of conceptions of electricity security in the United Kingdom

摘要: Despite much literature on energy security, the term continues to resist a commonly-accepted definition. Nevertheless, policy decisions are frequently made basis of ‘improving security’, despite lack any clear understanding what improving security actually means. Therefore this paper explores meaning for key experts in UK sector, with particular focus electricity systems context low-carbon transition. A set 22 issues is discussed 25 from across sector UK, order get grasp which aspects felt be most important, and discover underlying concepts used by when making or justifying these choices. The results interviews show that there real need attempt take into account multiple competing context-specific views instead trying close discussion down around small number simple quantifiable indicators metrics. also no clearly discernible alignment between experts’ perspectives type organisation they work.