What is Open Energy?
Energy is at the heart of our net zero future – but we can’t decarbonise the sector without trusted data sharing. Too often, access to energy data that’s vital to the transition is blocked by lack of trust, difficulty agreeing access, and inconsistent data standards.
Our approach helps drive the design, implementation and adoption of open standards to create assurable data flows between organisations. This enables assurable Open Data and pre-authorised Shared Data and ultimately builds confidence across the ecosystem.
We help build trust and unlock data access by bringing together domain experts from across the ecosystem – including large and small companies, regulated and unregulated actors, and the public sector – into Advisory Groups and Sector Steering Groups to collectively shape the future of energy.
Open Energy includes:
1. The IB1 Constellation: connect with an expert network of professionals
2. Icebreaking: engage in governance-led discovery and design of Schemes (the rulebooks of data sharing)
3. Trust Services: implement Scheme(s) in your business, at market scale, using the Energy Sector Trust Framework, Search services, verification and assurance.
Open Energy was initiated in 2020 by Icebreaker One, backed by UK (UKRI) public funding.
What value will Open Energy unlock?
A successful net-zero transition demands seamless, trusted energy data sharing across the ecosystem. By implementing secure frameworks that enable scalable access, interoperability, and regulatory compliance, organisations can transform how energy data flows between stakeholders. This unlocks value in the form of:
- Improved compliance with current and emerging regulations
- Stronger customer relationships due to tailored insights and offerings
- Data-driven decision-making based on auditable and assurable data access
- Reduced costs for data access (legal, compliance)
- Modelling and mitigation of long-term risks by accessing diverse datasets
- New data-enabled partnerships
- New data-enabled product/service offerings
- Reduced legal risk due to transparent, sector-wide approaches to data licencing