Our Programmes
Thank you to everyone who joined us on September 26th to learn about and engage with our data and digitalisation strategy. During the webinar, we outlined how to support secure open data, digitalisation, and the evolution of REC services, systems, and processes. If you would like to re-watch the webinar or couldn’t attend, please find an overview of the event, a copy of the presentation slides, and the webinar recording below.
What did we cover in the webinar?
We introduced our data and digitalisation strategy – a bold ambition for how we will support the energy transition for society’s benefit. The strategy builds upon the 5Cs (consumers, climate, competition, cost, catalysing improvement) set out in our Forward Work Plan, which you can read in full here.
As part of the strategy, we covered the following topics:
An overview of our data and digitalisation strategy, including our vision for how we want to operate within the energy market (using microservice architecture and API Gateway).
The difference between data and digitalisation
Our principles, which we have developed to guide the implementation of our strategy.
The key enablers for successful implementation
Download the presentation slides
You can download the presentation slides here.
Watch the webinar in full
The video below is a webinar recording, including the Q&A section and full commentary on the presentation slides.
Watch here.
Provide feedback
Please take a minute to provide feedback about the webinar here.
All feedback helps us to improve future events, as well as gauge the interest for future topics. You can also email us at communications@retailenergycode.co.uk
As we continue to grow, we are becoming responsible for an increasing number of services frequently used by the energy industry. Different service providers supply and maintain these services using their own Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), which allow users to authenticate, interact and communicate with them. To effectively manage these services going forward, we propose introducing an API gateway. Our consultation on this is now live, and we welcome your feedback. Read the consultation in full here.
What is an Application Programming Interface (API) gateway?
An API gateway is a management tool between the end user and a collection of backend services. By introducing an API gateway to the services we are responsible for, REC Parties can access them using one simplified interface.
The RECCo API Gateway will integrate with existing and new services when they are procured, resulting in most services being accessed via the gateway over time. The API Gateway will provide numerous benefits to RECCo and its service users, including the provision of a single point of access that will result in:
Improved security;
Improved visibility of service use;
Standardised traffic management; and
A better developer experience.
Read our consultation and respond
Our consultation fully assesses the introduction of an API gateway, including the strategic benefits, risks and mitigations, the economic impact on its service users, and how it should be delivered, managed, and evolved. We have also included a series of questions we want you to answer. Your responses will inform our business case and implementation of the service.
Read the consultation in full here.
Please respond to this consultation by 16th October 2023 via our interactive online form here. If you would rather submit your questions via email, there is a copy of the questions at the end of the consultation document, which you can complete and return to info@retailenergycode.co.uk
