Definition
GLN belongs to the GS1Global standards organisation known for barcodes, GTIN and GSRN - the standard behind unique metering point IDs in the electricity market. standards, the same family as the barcode numbers in shops. The number has thirteen digits, is allocated by GS1, and cannot be composed on your own. It identifies either a legal entity - a company - or a physical or digital place: a warehouse, an invoicing address, a receiving point for messages. In the power market the GLN says who a message comes from and who it is for. Every participant in ElhubNational hub for metering data and market processes in the Norwegian electricity market. has its own number, and the whole message exchange rests on those numbers being unambiguous across systems and borders. For a third party requesting access to metering dataData from electricity meters - the foundation for billing, balance settlement and market processes in the power market., the GLN is what identifies the business in the request itself.