Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Wednesday, 10 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 December 2014. It was answered by Amber Rudd (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 December 2014 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Energy: Meters

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what open data requirements have been included in the implementation of smart meters.

Answer: The Smart Metering technical and security architecture is based on a suite of agreed, open standards, reflecting the Government’s strategy to facilitate the development of third party innovative solutions for consumer devices. Consumer consumption data is stored securely on the meter, rather than in any central database. Consumers can give consent to authorised third parties to access this data via the Data and Communications Company, or they can securely connect devices through their Home Area Network to access the data locally.

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