by Wayne Pales | Jan 22, 2018
In my previous post, I asked whether we should look to enable marketplaces, which bring together consumers and third-party providers of energy services. I proposed anyone – government, utility or private enterprise – be allowed to create such...
by Wayne Pales | Jan 17, 2018
In this, my second part of the series on third party access to energy data, I focus on ‘Services’. Decisions made regarding Services will drive how the end to end solution is to be designed. The objective of a Service is to create something a consumer is aware of,...
by Wayne Pales | Jan 10, 2018
For those that follow my posts, you will know I bang on a lot about utilities focusing services on consumer needs and desires. In an earlier post, I referred to this as designing from the outside in. This principle of designing from the outside in applies to using...
by Wayne Pales | Dec 19, 2017
My recent blogs have focused on why I believe a Utility should lead the way to enable approved third-party access to energy data. Since those posts, several people have asked me what value this would deliver to the consumer. To answer this, let me share a personal...
by Wayne Pales | Dec 11, 2017
If you’re unfamiliar with the term Competitive Monopoly, let me start by giving you some examples. The technology industry has the most recognisable competitive monopolies – such as Facebook, who continues to dominate despite the loads of social networking sites....
