What’s happened so far

In June we held the fourth of our Phase 3 Advisory Groups tasked with shaping the Open Energy programme of work in the following areas: 1) Membership and 2) Delivery. The Steering Group also met to provide guidance on our overarching strategy.

The three groups convene monthly and include a wide range of industry leaders and subject matter experts, representing a cross section of private and public players with a unique contribution. Our Advisory Groups help us to understand how the UK can better modernise energy data access from a 360 perspective and ensure that Open Energy is designed effectively for the benefit of society.

Here’s a summary of everything achieved and discussed in the June meetings.

Membership

Concluded this month:
  • Work on Data Access Conditions, building on the previous work on Data Sensitivity Classes. The Data Access Conditions determine the types of conditions that Data Consumers might be required to meet in order to gain access from Data Providers for different datasets.
  • Review of the proposed Licensing approach. Together with the Data Access Conditions, the Licensing Model will create flexible options for determining who can access a particular dataset and what can be done with that dataset.
  • Discussion on the refined Open Energy value proposition and the proposed membership tiers and pricing structure.
Still under discussion:
  • Operating Guidelines – still in development.

Delivery

Concluded this month:
  • Work on Data Access Conditions, building on the previous work on Data Sensitivity Classes. The Data Access Conditions determine the types of conditions that Data Consumers might be required to meet in order to gain access from Data Providers for different datasets.
  • Review of the proposed Licensing approach. Together with the Data Access Conditions, the Licensing Model will create flexible options for determining who can access a particular dataset and what can be done with that dataset.
Still under discussion:
  • Beta testing – widening the stakeholders for further testing
  • Licensing and Access Control – Authorisation Flows, Licensing Model and Access Rules being finalised
  • Metadata publication specification – content, technical access specification (API) and data representation best practices
  • Development input and prioritisation – looking ahead beyond Phase 3

Steering Group

Actions from the June meeting:
  • Agreed:
    • Interim Membership Fee approach
    • Open Energy Proposition
    • Data Access Final Policy 
  • Progressed:
  • Reviewed and provided guidance on:
    • Critical updates and conclusions drawn from the Membership and Delivery AGs
    • Programme RAG (Red/Amber/Green) status
    • Additional items that were for information