Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about UtiliPub™, the managed platform for URPX rate plan data.
General
Section titled “General”What is UtiliPub™?
Section titled “What is UtiliPub™?”UtiliPub™ is the managed cloud platform for working with utility rate plan data at scale, built on URPX, the open standard hosted by LF Energy. It turns rate plans that live in PDF filings into structured data you can search in the Explorer app, serve from a white-label Library, and query through a read API.
Is UtiliPub™ open source?
Section titled “Is UtiliPub™ open source?”No. UtiliPub™ is proprietary software from Flux Tailor. It is built on URPX, the open-source utility rate plan exchange standard hosted by LF Energy. The standard is open; UtiliPub™ is the commercial toolkit for working with it.
How do I get started?
Section titled “How do I get started?”Book a demo and we will walk you through the platform and set up your subscription. The self-serve app launches soon; until then, a demo is the fastest way in. See Pricing for plans.
Do I need a subscription?
Section titled “Do I need a subscription?”Working with rate plan data in UtiliPub™, and publishing your own, requires a subscription. Rate plan data that a publisher has chosen to make public can be viewed by anyone that publisher serves it to. See Pricing for Explorer and Library plans.
What browsers are supported?
Section titled “What browsers are supported?”UtiliPub™ works in current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari, with JavaScript enabled.
Where does the rate plan data come from?
Section titled “Where does the rate plan data come from?”From published URPX rate plan data: plans a utility or publisher has structured and released. With a subscription you can also keep your own private library, and upload your own rate plan files with a schema conformance check on the way in.
What formats does UtiliPub™ use?
Section titled “What formats does UtiliPub™ use?”Rate plan data is URPX, expressed as JSON-LD. You can export any rate plan as URPX JSON-LD, the same document your own systems can consume directly. Nothing is trapped in a proprietary format.
Is my private data private?
Section titled “Is my private data private?”Yes. A private library is visible only inside your organization, with no public exposure. You choose what, if anything, you publish publicly.
How current is the data?
Section titled “How current is the data?”Each rate plan carries an effective date for the period it applies to. Currency depends on the publisher of that plan.
Working with UtiliPub™
Section titled “Working with UtiliPub™”What is the Explorer?
Section titled “What is the Explorer?”Explorer is the app at the center of every UtiliPub™ subscription: browse, search, and compare published rate plan data, work with your own private library, and export any plan as URPX JSON-LD.
Is there an API?
Section titled “Is there an API?”Yes. The UtiliPub™ read API is GraphQL: typed and paginated, over the same catalog the app uses. A query goes in, URPX JSON-LD comes out, ready for your cost models and products.
Can I model costs against a rate plan?
Section titled “Can I model costs against a rate plan?”UtiliPub™ models a bill from the same prices the bill is built on: a usage scenario goes in, and the eligible options and resulting cost come out. Book a demo to see it against your own scenarios.
What is on the way?
Section titled “What is on the way?”Authoring your own rate plans (Studio), born-digital publication (Publisher), and cost-model validation against real bills (Calibrator). See How it works for how the pieces fit together, and contact us for a look at where the platform is headed.
Support
Section titled “Support”How do I report a problem or request a feature?
Section titled “How do I report a problem or request a feature?”Email utilipub-support@utilipub.com with what you were doing, what you expected, and what happened, plus your browser and version. Screenshots help.
Still have questions?
Section titled “Still have questions?”- Read the Quick Start
- See Pricing for plans and subscriptions
- Book a demo or email utilipub-support@utilipub.com