Our principles
A measure is only useful if nobody can bend it.
These are the rules we hold ourselves to. They apply to every figure on this site and to everything we produce for customers.
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Nobody pays for a better number
No operator, customer or partner can pay to change a figure, its position or how it's described. Customers get more detail and longer history, never different results.
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One method, for everyone
Every network is measured the same way, with the method published in full. When the method changes, we say what changed and when, and recalculate everyone together.
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The source is kept as it was
Every response we fetch is archived exactly as the operator published it, with when and how we fetched it. We never edit an operator's data.
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Missing is shown as missing
When a feed is quiet or a day isn't processed yet, we say so. We don't fill gaps, smooth them over or estimate.
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Corrections are notes, not edits
If a feed's data needs interpreting, for example a status that means something different on one network, we record the interpretation next to the original rather than changing it.
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Operators can always reply
If an operator thinks a figure is wrong, we'll look at the evidence with them. If we were wrong, we fix it for everyone and record that we did.
Questions about how we work? Email hello@owlieenergy.co.uk.