Data Compliance in P2P Energy Sharing: A Blockchain-Based Platform for PIPEDA

Compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is essential for managing personal data in Canadian peer-to-peer (P2P) energy sharing systems. However, achieving robust privacy protection in such decentralized energy networks presents significant chal-lenges due to the distributed nature of data and the need for effective consent mechanisms. PIPEDA's rigorous data protection and consent requirements are necessary for ensuring user trust and securing sensitive information within these networks. This paper introduces a new design pattern for a compliance-supported platform that adheres to PIPEDA standards within P2P energy networks. The platform incorporates key components that implement PIPEDA's core principles and their verification through blockchain and smart contract technologies. We formally present a detailed description of these principles and the algorithms that convert them into executable codes. Furthermore, we deploy the smart contracts containing such codes on available blockchain test networks and assess the costs and mining time involved in their deployment and execution.