What’s happened so far

In July we held the final 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 purpose of the July meetings was to wrap up the Advisory Group process and report back on what we have achieved during this six month phase of the project.

The three groups have been convening monthly since March 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. The Advisory Groups have played a critical role in Open Energy’s development, providing us with a 360 perspective that ensures that Open Energy is designed effectively for the benefit of the energy sector. 

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

Membership

Details of what was concluded in July appear below, but it is important to call out the fantastic engagement we have had from all participants in the Membership AG and the great feedback we have received – thank you to all!

Concluded this month:

  • Report back on Data Licensing consultation and final policy made available
  • Finalised sections 1-4 of the Operational Guidelines and received an update on the future development of the Operational Guidelines
  • Received a demo of the technical build
  • Further update of the business case and benefits of Open Energy, financially, from a regulatory compliance perspective and in terms of potential commercial opportunities
  • Presented an overview of the ‘Go to Live’ plan
  • Noted the importance of the support function in helping Data Providers and Data Consumers come on-board and use Open Energy Access Control (recognising that participants are all at different stages of development.)

March-July achievements:

  • Agreed our Terms of Reference, conditions for participation, roles, responsibilities and liabilities for the Membership Advisory Group and its future roadmap
  • Agreed standard definitions, acronyms and terminology to be used in Open Energy (to be incorporated in Operational Guidelines)
  • Agreed high-level membership charging principles (Not for Profit, proportionate, inclusive) to form basis of detailed membership model work
  • Provided input into and agreed Data Sensitivity Classes, from closed, through shared, to open
  • Provided input into and agreed Data Access conditions
  • Reviewed proposed approach to Licensing and provided input into consultation
  • Detailed input into the membership and charging model, distillation of the business case and value of membership, including the importance of de-risking the commercial proposition, setting up the proposition for stakeholders to sell internally
  • Provided input on sections 1-4 of the Operational Guidelines
  • Provided input to the definition of active membership
  • Shared architecture overview with AG

Delivery

As with the Membership Advisory Group, we’d like to thank all our participants for the great engagement, energy and input that we’ve had. 

Concluded this month:

  • Concluded work on Data Access Conditions for Data Consumers and the Guidelines for Data Providers.
  • Reviewed the Beta testing results and the lessons learned from the process
  • Licensing and Access Control conditions which included Authorisation Flows, Licensing Model and Access Rule

March-July achievements:

  • Standard definitions, acronyms and terminology to be used in Open Energy (Section 2 of Operational Guidelines)
  • Consultation on data sensitivity classes
  • Users and key players within the Open Energy ecosystem – Data Providers / Service providers / Dual roles
  • Data sensitivity classes 
  • Review of the operational guidelines
  • Concluded work on Data Access Conditions for Data Consumers and the Guidelines for Data Providers.
  • Reviewed the Beta testing results and the lessons learned from the process
  • Reviewed Licensing and Access Control conditions which included Authorisation Flows, Licensing Model and Access Rules.
  • Beta test lessons learnt and reviewed. Live demo of Access Control.
  • Request for additional Use Cases to add to development timeline

Steering Group

Concluded this month:

Agreed

  • The final points of the Open Energy proposition, including how it supports Data Best Practice Principles and The Digitalisation Strategy and Action Plan
  • Beyond Phase 3 go-to-live plan and future activities 
  • The approach for identification and evaluation of the next set of use cases  

Progressed

  • The long term sustainable funding approach, including the next steps in development of the business model  
  • The Open Energy Beta
  • Research and Open Energy documentation 
  • Next steps beyond MEDA phase 3

Reviewed

  • MEDA phase 3 delivery,  including the overall achievements for the Membership and Delivery AGs
  • EDVP delivery and inclusion within Open Energy

March-July achievements:

  • Providing oversight throughout the development of the Open Energy Search and Access Control beta. This has provided the focal point for reporting, challenge function and sign-off for the recommendations made by the Advisory Groups. 
  • Shaping the approach to funding and how Open Energy will be paid for, including the interim Membership fee approach
  • Guiding development of the Open Energy proposition and ensuring clarity in the way it’s positioned and communicated
  • Reviewing and signing off on our Operational Guidelines, Data Access, Data Sensitivity and Licensing policies
  • Ensuring a good fit with objectives and implementation of EDVP 

Our sincere thanks go to the members of the Steering Group, who have overseen all of our work.