Data sources: Activities of brokers and agents for electric power and natural gas
What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| registry/licensing/permits | National energy regulators and broker accreditation bodies (Ofgem/TPI register, BNetzA, ARERA, CRE), company registers, code administrators… | Per broker/agent entity, per licence or accreditation | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistical offices (SBS/LFS by NACE class), professional networks and recruitment data vendors | Annual aggregate by NACE class and region; per-firm headcount estimates | public |
| reviews & sentiment | Consumer review platforms (Trustpilot, Google), regulator complaint bodies and energy ombudsmen | Per review; complaint counts per broker/supplier per quarter | public |
| financial filings | National business registers and stock exchanges for listed brokerage/aggregator groups; credit bureaux (Creditsafe, Bureau van Dijk) | Annual/semi-annual per legal entity | public |
| quality & compliance testing | Regulators and code bodies auditing third-party intermediaries (Ofgem TPI compliance reviews, consumer protection authorities), industry… | Per audit/enforcement case per firm | public |
| pricing | Price reporting agencies and exchanges (Platts, Argus, ICIS, EEX, EPEX, Trayport), national regulators publishing retail tariff comparison… | Per delivery period (hourly/day-ahead/forward curve) and per retail tariff offer | purchasable |
| weather-dependent metrics | Meteorological services and commercial weather-analytics vendors used by brokers for load and price forecasting | Hourly, per grid zone / weather station | purchasable |
| transactional/sales | Energy brokers and switching platforms (e.g. commercial B2B energy brokers, price-comparison sites), retail suppliers receiving… | Per contract / per switch event / per brokered trade | partnership |
| energy consumption | DSOs/metering point operators, suppliers, and brokers acting under letters of authority for client sites; market data hubs (e.g. Elhub… | Per metering point, half-hourly/daily consumption | partnership |
| customer demographics | Brokers' CRM databases, comparison-site account data, credit reference agencies enriching business customer profiles | Per customer account / per site, segmented by SIC-NACE and consumption band | exclusive |
| communications/marketing performance | Comparison and lead-generation platforms, affiliate networks, brokers' own CRM and call-centre systems | Per lead / per campaign / per call | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.