Part 5: Independent System Operator and Planner Section 164: Duty to have regard to particular matters
Alongside the objectives set in the previous section, the ISOP, when carrying out its functions must have regard to the need to facilitate competition and the desirability of facilitating innovation in relation to relevant activities and to the consumer and whole system impacts of relevant activities (as defined in the previous section).
	As regards consumer impacts, the ISOP have regard to both to how they are affected (or are likely to be affected) by the behaviour of those engaged in relevant activities and to the impact of consumers behaviour on the carrying out of relevant activities.
	The ISOP will take a whole-system approach to coordinating and planning Great Britain's energy system, looking across electricity, gas and other emerging markets such as hydrogen and carbon capture usage and storage. As the system develops, each relevant activity can interact with each other relevant activity, and related consumer behaviour: the ISOP is required to have regard to these interactions.
	The intention is for the ISOP to be alive to the possibilities of new and better ways of doing things, and, working with industry, to facilitate innovation. Examples could include the better collection and use of data, and various digital technologies, to improve consumer experience and outcomes.