UtilityCustomerCredential
Barebones identity credential for privacy-preserving customer identification. Issued by distribution utilities as the base identity anchor for all other DEG energy credentials.
Canonical IRI: https://schema.nfh.global/UtilityCustomerCredential/v2.0
Namespace prefix: deg: → https://schema.nfh.global/deg/UtilityCustomerCredential/v2.0/
Tags: energy · credential · verifiable-credential · identity
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Versions
| Version | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| v2.0 | Current | Migrated from energy-credentials/utility-customer-vc |
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Inheritance
`` beckn:Credential └── deg:EnergyCredential └── deg:UtilityCustomerCredential ← this schema ``
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credentialSubject Properties
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string (URI) | ✅ | DID of the customer/credential subject |
consumerNumber | string | ✅ | Consumer account number |
fullName | string | ✅ | Full name as per ID proof |
installationAddress | object | ✅ | Installation address (fullAddress, postalCode, country required) |
meterNumber | string | ✅ | Unique meter serial number |
serviceConnectionDate | string (date) | ✅ | Date when the connection was activated |
maskedIdNumber | string | Masked government ID (optional, e.g., 'XXXX-XXXX-1234') |
installationAddress Properties
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
fullAddress | string | ✅ | Complete street address |
postalCode | string | ✅ | Postal or ZIP code |
country | string (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2) | ✅ | Country code |
city | string | City name | |
district | string | District or county name | |
stateProvince | string | State, province, or region |
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Linked Data
| Term | IRI |
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UtilityCustomerCredential | deg:UtilityCustomerCredential |
maskedIdNumber | deg:maskedIdNumber |
installationAddress | deg:installationAddress |
serviceConnectionDate | deg:serviceConnectionDate |
fullAddress | schema:streetAddress |
city | schema:addressLocality |
stateProvince | schema:addressRegion |
postalCode | schema:postalCode |
country | schema:addressCountry |
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Usage
The base identity credential for DEG energy customers. All other profile credentials (Consumption, Generation, Storage, ProgramEnrollment) link to this credential via the credentialSubject.id (customer DID).