MP219 'Accessing Consumption Data on behalf of SEC Parties'

Occasionally, SEC Parties may employ a third-party Other User to act on their behalf and obtain Consumption Data from the Energy Consumers they serve. The SEC is currently worded in such a way that third-party Other Users need to obtain Unambiguous Consent from each Energy Consumer before collecting their Consumption Data. This means a large number of Consumers need to be contacted, which is impacting the ability of SEC Parties to employ the Other User.

This modification seeks to change SEC Section l ‘Data Privacy’ and amend the definition of ‘Appropriate Permission’ to allow contracted Other Users who are acting on behalf of Import Suppliers, Export Suppliers, Gas Suppliers, Electricity Distributors and Gas Transporters to obtain Consumption Data without collecting the Unambiguous Consent of the Energy Consumer.