Expert Group 1 on data format and procedures
03 January 2019
draft final report published - Towards interoperability for electricity and gas data access and exchange within the EU
The Steering Committee of the Smart Grids Task Force decided, at its meeting of 17/02/2017, to establish a Working Group on Electricity and Gas Data Format and Procedures (hereafter "the Group"). That was to help the Commission prepare the ground for potential secondary legislation, in the context of the Clean Energy Package, regarding converging arrangements within the EU for data access and exchange and with the objective of ensuring interoperability of energy related services within the European Union.
The Group was asked to map national practices for data access and exchange, consider available options for making them interoperable, and finally frame its recommendations to advise the Commission what to consider or not under further secondary legislation. The Group appreciated that it is important to establish the optimum balance between realising the benefits of convergence and flexibility. This should be done whilst limiting the additional costs that will have to be borne by the consumer and continuing to accommodate specific requirements of individual Member States.
This report presents the key Group’s key findings, its reflection and a list of recommendations on how best to proceed with the arrangements for data access and exchange within the EU in order to facilitate interoperability of energy services.
BEAMA members are invited to comment. Please email [email protected] with your comments by the 10th Jan.
