MiData Energy Schema
November 14, 2018
This schema is derived from the UK Government MiData project phase 1,
and is deployed in the UK Home Energy Market to enable households to gather
data on their energy use in a common format in order to get a quotation
based on actual, accurate energy use.
| Property | Expected Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| customerReferenceNumber | Integer | A number identifying the customer account. | 012345678 |
| date | Integer | The date of the report as yyyymmdd. | 20180921 |
| fuel | String | The type of fuel in question, for example "Electricity". | Electricity |
| validAtDate | Integer | The date the information is valid for as yyyymmdd. | 20180829 |
| meterPointAdministrationNumber | Integer | A number identifying the meter point. | 180001234567 |
| energyProvider | String | The name of the energy provider. | E.ON |
| productName | String | The name of the product. | E.ON Go Online 1 Year v2 |
| cancellationFeeIndicator | Boolean | Whether there is a cancellation fee. | true |
| contractStartDate | Integer | The date the contract started as yyyymmdd. | 20171024 |
| postCode | String | The service location postal code. | FK5 4FH |
| contractEndDate | Integer | The date the contract will end as yyyymmdd. | 20181023 |
| forecastedEnergyUsage | Integer | The forecasted energy usage in kWh. | 5681 |
| energyUsage | Integer | The actual energy usage in kWh. | 5699 |
| forecastedCost | Float | The forecasted cost in Pounds. | 818.68 |
| paymentMethod | String | The payment method. | DD |