Open Energy

Open market for
energy data sharing

IB1's energy sector programme

Open Energy members collaboratively design, deliver and govern data sharing schemes at market scale, enabling trusted data sharing between organisations. This reduces cost and risk while unlocking new markets, services, and data-driven opportunities.

Live Trust Service National Grid SSE Cross-sector via Perseus

Energy is at the heart of our net zero future, but we cannot decarbonise the sector without trusted data sharing. Too often, access to energy data vital to the transition is blocked by lack of trust, difficulty agreeing access and use, and inconsistent data standards. Open Energy members collaboratively design, deliver and govern data sharing Schemes at market scale.

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What Open Energy does

Trusted data sharing for a net zero energy sector

IB1 Water

Open Energy enables trusted data sharing between organisations across the energy sector. This reduces cost and risk while unlocking new markets, services, and data-driven opportunities. Members co-design the rules through Icebreaking and implement them through Trust Services.

Market-scale standards

Open Energy members collaboratively design, deliver and govern data sharing Schemes at market scale, enabling trusted data sharing between organisations that may have no prior relationship.

Reduces cost and risk

Replaces bilateral negotiations with multilateral governance. Once a Scheme is established, joining it is a single legal step, not a contracting exercise. Data flows are verifiable and auditable.

Unlocks new markets

Standardised data sharing enables new services, data products, and revenue streams that are impossible when data access depends on individual relationships and bespoke contracts.

Cross-sector by design

Open Energy connects to IB1’s Trust Framework across finance (Perseus), water (Stream), and other sectors, enabling cross-sector data flows under common governance.

Membership

What membership enables your organisation to do

Membership also includes strategic partnerships, offering deeper engagement across IB1’s programmes including co-design, active co-bidding, and cross-sector engagement.

Scale flexibility

Find out more about the I&C flexibility use case, and how it can benefit your organisation.

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Shape the rules

Co-design the rules for data sharing in the energy sector through Icebreaking.

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Integrate Schemes

Integrate market-scale Schemes with your business using Trust Services.

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Expand your network

Join an expert network of professionals working with data to drive net zero.

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2026 focus

A shared data scheme to accelerate I&C Flexibility

UK grid infrastructure

Industrial and Commercial (I&C) flexibility enables energy users to shift energy use in response to grid needs. This helps support the shift to renewable energy while unlocking lower costs, new revenue, and greater resilience.

Why data sharing matters

Open Energy members, including networks, providers, and consumer representatives, are developing a shared data scheme to enable flexibility to scale across the UK energy system. What is absolutely key to enabling more I&C participation in flexibility markets is data.

Get a seat at the table

If flexibility impacts your organisation, whether as an opportunity, a challenge, or a dependency, being part of Open Energy gives you a seat at the table where the future of data sharing is being built.

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Contact us

Reach out at openenergy@ib1.org to discuss how Open Energy can work for your organisation.

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Advisory Groups

Join the 2026 Advisory Groups and help shape the rules for energy data sharing.

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Workshop Insights

Read key insights from our recent accelerator workshop and explore what it takes to scale I&C flexibility.

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Governance

Learn more about Open Energy Governance and how decisions are made.

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Webinar

Watch our latest webinar on defining the data infrastructure for I&C flexibility.

Sara Vaughan

“What is absolutely key to enabling more I&C participation in flexibility markets is data. We need to ensure trusted data sharing that benefits the energy system and the customers who are participating. Open Energy has been working in this area for a number of years and, through the Perseus Scheme, Icebreaker One has already demonstrated proof of concept.”

Sara Vaughan, Co-chair of Open Energy
Live Schemes

Production Schemes in operation

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Assured Open Data

Provides all members with a structured, externally verifiable pathway to publishing trusted open data at scale. For those with regulatory open data mandates, participation can strengthen DSO incentive submissions in RIIO-ED2 and build the interoperability foundations required for RIIO-3.

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Perseus

The UK’s first national, cross-sector Smart Data Scheme. Perseus has the potential to unlock a £5-10bn opportunity in embedded sustainable finance. With incentives that can radically reduce reporting costs, Perseus accelerates capital into energy efficiency, lowers carbon intensity, and enables new financial innovation on resilience and adaptation. Led by 70 commercial members, including 12 banks and lenders.

Rohan Graham

“Working with IB1 has been really valuable in providing awareness, guidance, and direction. One of the biggest benefits has been driving the collaboration between the DNOs through steering and working groups. This kind of collaboration is crucial for progressing interoperability and shared best practices.”

Rohan Graham, Head of Asset Data, National Grid
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Ready to shape the future of energy data?

Whether you are a network, supplier, flexibility provider, technology company, or regulator, Open Energy gives you a seat at the table where the rules for energy data sharing are being designed and implemented.

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