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About Policy Compass

What it is, who it's for, and how it compares

What is Policy Compass?

Policy Compass is an AI-powered regulatory intelligence platform for UK energy professionals. It researches regulatory questions using authoritative sources - Ofgem, DESNZ, REC, Elexon, and industry codes - and delivers answers contextualised to your specific business.

Unlike generic AI tools, Policy Compass knows your business profile (company type, licence conditions, customer segments, regions) and applies that context to every answer. It cites every source so you can verify the output.

Who is Policy Compass for?

Policy Compass is built for energy professionals who track, interpret, and act on UK energy regulation:

  • Energy consultancies managing regulatory obligations across client portfolios - learn more
  • Energy suppliers (mid-size and large) tracking compliance obligations - learn more
  • Flexibility providers (VPPs, DSR, storage) navigating emerging regulations - learn more
  • Network operators (DNOs, IDNOs, TOs) tracking code modifications - learn more

It's also used by Big Four advisory teams, economic consultancies, and law firms working in the energy sector.

Is Policy Compass a compliance tool?

No. Policy Compass is a research and intelligence tool. It helps you find, understand, and track regulations - but compliance decisions remain with your team.

Think of it as a regulatory research assistant that does the reading and summarising, cites its sources, and contextualises findings to your business. Your experts then interpret, validate, and act on the intelligence.

How is Policy Compass different from ChatGPT?

For one-off regulatory questions, you could use ChatGPT. Here's what you'd be missing:

  • Source restriction: Policy Compass only researches authoritative sources (Ofgem, DESNZ, REC, Elexon) - not YouTube, Reddit, or general web content.
  • Business context: ChatGPT doesn't know your licence conditions, customer segments, or market exposure. Policy Compass does.
  • Citation trail: Every Policy Compass answer cites its sources. ChatGPT often doesn't, and when it does, the links may not work.
  • Specialist workflows: Different question types trigger different research strategies - consultation analysis, impact assessment, policy review - not one-size-fits-all.
  • Proactive monitoring: Policy Radar watches for regulatory changes and flags what affects your business. ChatGPT only answers when you ask.
What regulatory sources does Policy Compass cover?

Policy Compass conducts real-time research across authoritative UK energy regulatory sources including:

  • Ofgem - consultations, decisions, licence conditions, enforcement
  • DESNZ - energy policy, consultations, legislation
  • REC - Retail Energy Code modifications and performance standards
  • Elexon / BSC - Balancing and Settlement Code modifications, MHHS
  • DCUSA - Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement changes
  • CUSC - Connection and Use of System Code modifications
  • Grid Code / STC - transmission-level code changes
  • ESO / NESO - system operator publications and balancing services

This is live web research, not a stale database. Sources are checked in real time for every query.

How It Works

Business profiles, specialist workflows, and Policy Radar

What is a business profile?

A business profile is a structured description of an organisation that Policy Compass remembers and applies to every query. It captures:

  • Company type (supplier, consultancy, network operator, etc.)
  • Services and market segments
  • Customer types served
  • Licence conditions and regulatory exposure
  • Regions of operation
  • Any additional context you want to include

Energy consultancies typically create one profile per client. Suppliers and network operators create one profile for their own organisation. You can switch between profiles at any time - the answers adapt automatically.

What are specialist workflows?

Different regulatory questions need different research approaches. Policy Compass detects the type of question you're asking and applies the right methodology:

  • Regulatory impact analysis: Assesses how a specific regulation affects your business - obligations, deadlines, commercial implications
  • Consultation breakdown: Summarises open consultations, extracts key proposals, and highlights sections relevant to your profile
  • Policy position review: Analyses a regulatory body's stated position and what it means for your sector
  • Compliance mapping: Maps current obligations against your business activities

Each workflow produces structured output - not just a wall of text. Executive summaries, action items, deadlines, and source citations.

What is Policy Radar?

Policy Radar is the proactive monitoring layer of Policy Compass. It continuously watches regulatory sources and flags changes that affect your business profiles.

When a new consultation, code modification, or policy decision is published, Policy Radar checks it against your profiles and tells you:

  • Which of your profiles (or clients) are affected
  • The urgency and impact level
  • What action is needed and by when
  • Links to the source document

Think of it as the difference between checking the news and having a news alert set up for exactly the topics you care about.

Can I export answers and research?

Yes. Every Policy Compass answer can be exported as an audit-ready PDF with full citation trails. This is designed for:

  • Sending client briefings that are already contextualised to their business
  • Documenting regulatory research for compliance records
  • Sharing board-ready summaries with senior stakeholders
  • Creating evidence trails for regulatory engagement

The exported PDF includes the question, the full answer, all source citations with links, and the business profile context that was applied.

Pricing & Access

Beta access, pricing plans, and usage limits

How much does Policy Compass cost?

Free during beta. We're validating the product with early users and gathering feedback to shape what we build next.

When we introduce pricing, beta users will get advance notice and favourable terms. See our pricing page for current details.

How long will the beta be free?

We haven't set a fixed end date. The beta runs until we've validated the product with early users and are confident in the pricing model. We'll give beta users plenty of advance notice before introducing paid plans.

Early users who provide feedback are helping shape the product - and we'll recognise that when pricing arrives.

Is there a usage limit during beta?

Reasonable use. We're not imposing hard limits during beta, but we monitor for patterns that suggest automated or bulk extraction rather than genuine research use.

For the vast majority of users - asking regulatory questions, running research, monitoring changes - you won't hit any limits.

Will there be team or enterprise plans?

Yes. Team and enterprise plans are on our roadmap and will include:

  • Shared workspaces and collaborative research
  • Portfolio management across multiple client profiles
  • API access for workflow integration
  • Custom integrations and webhooks
  • Priority support and SLA

If you're interested in team access, get in touch and we'll keep you updated.

Data & Security

Privacy, data handling, and trustworthiness

Is my data used to train AI models?

No. Your business profiles, queries, and research outputs are private to your account. We do not use customer data for model training, fine-tuning, or any other purpose beyond delivering the service to you.

How is my data stored and protected?

All data is transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) and encrypted at rest. Meet George is Cyber Essentials certified, meeting UK government standards for cybersecurity.

For full details on our security practices, visit the Trust Centre.

What happens to my data if I stop using Policy Compass?

You can export all your data at any time. If you cancel your account, we delete your business profiles, query history, and all associated data within 30 days.

We don't hold your data hostage. Your regulatory research and business profiles belong to you.

Can I trust the answers Policy Compass gives?

Policy Compass is designed for trustworthiness, not just speed:

  • Source restriction: Research is limited to authoritative regulatory sources, not the open web
  • Citation trail: Every factual claim in an answer includes a link to its source document
  • Verifiability: You can check every source yourself - we provide the links
  • Transparency: When the model is uncertain or the evidence is ambiguous, it says so

That said, Policy Compass is a research tool - not a substitute for professional judgement. Your team should validate findings before making compliance or commercial decisions.

About Meet George

The company behind Policy Compass

Who built Policy Compass?

Policy Compass is built by Meet George Limited, a UK company founded in 2024 and based in Bournemouth. The founders are Joshua Winterton (CEO) and Xiaoyi Lu (CTO).

Learn more on our about page.

Is Meet George related to George at Asda?

No. Meet George is an independent AI-powered regulatory intelligence platform. We have no affiliation with Asda, Walmart, or its George brand.

How can I get in touch?

Email us at hello@meetgeorge.co.uk or use the contact form. We aim to reply within one business day.

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