Fostering interoperability across borders: the case of energy consumer data

Join this online debate to explore how EU Member States manage energy consumer data and how Regulation 2023/1162 supports cross-border interoperability for innovative, data-driven energy services.

The management of energy consumer data varies across EU Member States. This heterogeneity of the solutions adopted can act as a barrier to market entry, particularly for companies seeking to offer innovative, data-driven energy services.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1162— the first of the implementing acts foreseen by Article 24 of the Electricity Directive 2019/944— requires Member States to facilitate the interoperability of energy services within the Union. It introduces a Reference Model for access to metering and consumption data and obliges Member States to report their national practices to the European Commission by 5 July 2025.

The information collected will be published in a repository jointly maintained by ENTSO-E and the EU DSO Entity. This approach aims to foster interoperability across borders without mandating a single data management model.

As the reporting deadline approaches, the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) is organising an online debate to reflect on the current landscape of consumer data management in Europe and the EU’s approach to interoperability. A recent FSR policy brief will be presented during the event, followed by a discussion with key stakeholders.

This event is organised in the context of the Horizon Europe project EDDIE and has been co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Innovation Actions under grant agreement No. 101069510, EDDIE – European Distributed Data Infrastructure for Energy.