schema-aggregator

EnergyCredential

Base class for all DEG energy-sector Verifiable Credentials issued by electricity distribution utilities.

Canonical IRI: https://schema.nfh.global/EnergyCredential/v2.0

Namespace prefix: deg: → https://schema.nfh.global/deg/EnergyCredential/v2.0/

Tags: energy · credential · verifiable-credential

Versions

Version	Status	Notes
v2.0	Current	Initial JSON Schema release

Inheritance

beckn:Credential
  └── deg:EnergyCredential  ← this schema
        ├── deg:ConsumptionProfileCredential
        ├── deg:GenerationProfileCredential
        ├── deg:StorageProfileCredential
        ├── deg:ProgramEnrollmentCredential
        └── deg:UtilityCustomerCredential

Properties

EnergyCredential adds energy-sector-specific properties to the base beckn:Credential envelope:

Property	Type	Required	Description
`issuer`	`object`		The electricity distribution utility issuing this credential
`issuer.id`	`string` (URI)	✅	DID of the issuing utility
`issuer.name`	`string`	✅	Name of the distribution utility
`issuer.licenseNumber`	`string`	✅	Regulatory license number from the energy regulator
`issuanceDate`	`string` (date-time)		Timestamp when the credential was issued
`expirationDate`	`string` (date-time)		Optional expiration date
`credentialStatus`	`object`		Revocation status via DeDi registry
`credentialStatus.id`	`string` (URI)	✅	URL to query revocation status
`credentialStatus.type`	`string` (`dediregistry`)	✅	Status check mechanism type
`proof`	`object`		Cryptographic proof/signature

Linked Data

Term	IRI
`EnergyCredential`	`deg:EnergyCredential`
`issuer`	`schema:issuer`
`issuanceDate`	`schema:dateCreated`
`expirationDate`	`schema:expires`
`credentialStatus`	`deg:credentialStatus`
`proof`	`sec:proof`

Subclasses

Schema	Description
ConsumptionProfileCredential	Connection and load characteristics credential
GenerationProfileCredential	DER generation capability credential
StorageProfileCredential	Battery/energy storage capability credential
ProgramEnrollmentCredential	Energy program enrollment credential
UtilityCustomerCredential	Barebones utility customer identity credential