Introduction This data shows an aggregated view of our Data Best Practice Maturity Ratings against Ofgem's Data Best Practice Principles. The details of which, can be found here: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/decision/decision-updates-data-best-practice-guidance-and-digitalisation-strategy-and-action-plan-guidance

This dataset feeds our Data Best Practice Maturity Framework page.

Methodological Approach This is an aggregated snapshot of our Data Best Practice Maturity Ratings against Ofgem's Data Best Practice Principles

Quality Control Statement The data is provided "as is".

Assurance Statement The Open Data team has checked the data against source to ensure data accuracy and consistency.

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All DNOs are required by licence condition to comply with Ofgem’s Data Best Practice (DBP) Guidance. The DBP Guidance was updated by Ofgem on 7th August 2023, and the DBP Guidance now requires DNOs to openly publish Aggregated Smart Meter Consumption Data from 28th February 2024. This data set contains Aggregated Smart Meter Consumption Data at a Low Voltage Feeder level. Presented in gz format due to file size considerations. If you're using Windows, you can extract GZ files using the "tar" command in Command Prompt or by installing the 7-Zip program. On a Mac, just double-click the file to extract it, or use the command gunzip filename. gz in a Terminal window. If you're using Linux, use the gzip -d filename.

All DNOs are required by licence condition to comply with Ofgem’s Data Best Practice (DBP) Guidance. The DBP Guidance was updated by Ofgem on 7th August 2023, and the DBP Guidance now requires DNOs to openly publish Aggregated Smart Meter Consumption Data from 28th February 2024. This data set contains Aggregated Smart Meter Consumption Data at a Distribution Secondary Substations level. Presented in gz format due to file size considerations. If you're using Windows, you can extract GZ files using the "tar" command in Command Prompt or by installing the 7-Zip program. On a Mac, just double-click the file to extract it, or use the command gunzip filename. gz in a Terminal window. If you're using Linux, use the gzip -d filename.