The IESO recently invited interested parties to submit nominations for members on a new Data Strategy Advisory Council. This Advisory Council has been designed to provide advice to the IESO’s Smart Metering Entity’s (SME) for the development of an implementation plan to provide third party access to the meter data available in the province’s Meter Data Management/Repository (MDM/R). A draft Terms of Reference is available for review and comment. Nominations were due by May 15.
This initiative builds on the IESO’s recent collaboration efforts through the SME’s Licence Order Working Group to enhance the data within the MDM/R. These enhancements included the establishment of protocols for the collection of additional information including postal codes, distributor and commodity rate classes and occupant change dates. Through the Data Strategy Advisory Council members will have an opportunity to provide input and advice to help guide the continued development and design work of the various elements within the Third Party Access Implementation Plan along with the IESO’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee, the Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and a third party privacy consultant.
Once established, the Advisory Council will help to inform a future engagement approach to provide Ontario’s broader stakeholder community an opportunity for input in the final Implementation Plan.
The Data Strategy Advisory Council will consist of 12 to 15 members with representation within the following five categories:
• electricity consumers (representing a mix of sectors)
• local distribution companies (representing different size utilities and different regions);
• consultants, academia representatives, service providers/delivery agents
• municipalities’ representatives
• IESO Chair (plus staff support and any appointed presenters)
The Advisory Group may also include a limited number of observers with representation from natural gas utilities, industry/customer associations, Ontario Energy Board and/or Ministry of Energy.