In March, we reconvened the Steering Group for Open Energy. The Steering Group comprises a wide range of industry leaders and subject matter experts spanning the commercial, regulatory and government landscapes. The Steering Group plays a critical role in Open Energy’s development, providing a sector perspective that ensures that Open Energy is designed for and with the energy industry.

During March’s meeting, there was a reaffirmation of the shared commitment to Open Energy’s vision, mission and values. The importance of cross-industry collaboration, and coordinating efforts between members to accelerate progress, was emphasized. Discussions highlighted the critical role of governance-driven programs in ensuring trust, transparency, and interoperability and explored some of the key current regulatory developments, including the Smart Data Scheme Call for Evidence and the earlier Consumer Consent consultation.

With strong foundations in place, Open Energy is well-positioned to deliver impact in 2025.

Key Insights:

  • It was noted that members were reminded of the vision, mission and values of Open Energy
    • Vision: A connected web of energy data for an efficient, decentralised, net zero future
    • Mission: Deliver robust, scalable data governance that convenes experts to identify, co-design and implement trusted data sharing Schemes for Open and Shared Data
    • Values: 
      • Empowering
      • Open
      • Sustainable
  • The high-level plan for 2025 was shared and members were asked for their endorsement. It was noted that: 
    • Targets focus on building community and creating schemes. 
    • The objective is to prioritise a use case and co-author a bid.
    • The desire is to make a market-wide scheme which has been designed and signed off on collaboratively
  • The plan was well-received and agreed to have a strong approach
  • It was noted that value will come with adoption, with the cross-collaboration that is already starting to happen signalling this
  • There was discussion around CP2030, focusing in on both DESNZ’s Energy Smart Data Scheme call for evidence, and Ofgem’s Consumer Consent consultation
    • It was noted that governance driven programmes play a key role in arriving at interoperable systems, with trust and transparency central to this
    • It was noted that data is key to driving decision-making and reaching a liquid flexibility market 
    • The importance of speeding up the delivery of existing work and coordinating these programmes was noted 

The next meeting will be held 13th May 2025.