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How SEEBURGER Powers the Future of Energy Market Communication

Most German households are connected to the SEEBURGER Cloud. When an electricity meter reading is submitted, complex processes ensure smooth data flow between energy providers, grid operators, and regulatory authorities. Many transactions rely on SEEBURGER’s MaKo AS4 Service, a cloud-based solution meeting the strict communication standards of the German energy sector.

Why seamless energy market communication matters

Germany’s energy market is unique. Unlike centralized systems in other countries, it consists of thousands of independent entities responsible for generating, distributing, and selling electricity. To maintain grid stability and regulatory compliance, these companies must exchange vast amounts of data in a highly secure and standardized manner.

In response to increasing cybersecurity threats, the German government introduced new regulatory requirements mandating secure data exchange protocols like AS4. However, meeting these requirements is technically challenging and resource-intensive for energy providers. This is where SEEBURGER’s MaKo AS4 Service steps in, lifting the burden from businesses and ensuring seamless compliance.

SEEBURGER’s MaKo AS4 Service – a cloud-based solution

SEEBURGER’s MaKo AS4 Service operates as a fully managed integration service within the SEEBURGER Cloud. Here’s how it works:

  • Energy providers submit market communication files to SEEBURGER.
  • The system automatically enriches these files with the required regulatory data.
  • Messages are securely transferred to the appropriate market participants using the AS4 protocol.
  • The service handles incoming responses, ensuring a smooth data flow in both directions.

As a result, energy providers can focus on their core business while SEEBURGER ensures compliance, security, and operational efficiency.

Impressive market adoption and performance

SEEBURGER’s MaKo AS4 Service has seen rapid adoption across the German energy sector, enabling:

  • One of the first IT providers within Germany providing such a service
  • 50+ million messages per month, ensuring seamless market communication.
  • Error rates as low as 0.02%, ensuring reliability.
  • 80+ successful customer onboarding projects, including competitive migrations.
  • 450+ market participants use this service

By the end of the year, 500 million messages will have been processed – demonstrating the scale and reliability of SEEBURGER’s cloud-based approach.

The future of market communication: Expanding beyond electricity

Regulatory requirements continue to evolve, and SEEBURGER is already preparing for the next wave of changes. Since October 2024, similar AS4-based communication protocols have been in use for the gas market and Schedule Management processes. This has contributed to a significant increase in the monthly transaction volume, expected to reach an astounding 70 million messages.

Additionally, SEEBURGER has partnered with SAP as a reseller of the MaKo AS4 Service, expanding its market reach and ensuring even more businesses benefit from seamless market communication.

What drives SEEBURGER’s success?

Our ability to lead in this space is not just about technology — it’s about expertise, agility, and customer-centric innovation. Three key factors contribute to our success:

  1. Early market engagement: We actively participate in regulatory committees, gaining valuable insights into upcoming changes. This foresight enables proactive solution development.
  2. Seamless integration & agility: The flexibility of our BIS Platform allows rapid adaptation to market needs, keeping our customers ahead of regulatory changes.
  3. Collaboration & customer focus: Our teams across product management, consulting, cloud operations, and sales work closely together, ensuring that our solutions are not just technically sound but also aligned with customer business processes.

Looking ahead: The energy market’s digital future

Beyond gas market integration, new EU regulations aim to enable 24-hour energy supplier switching with MaLoIdent API and Directory Service, requiring additional communication processes – another area where we are developing solutions.

Further industry transformations, such as Redispatch 2.0 and SOGL regulations, could drive even greater demand for secure, standardized data exchange, reinforcing the need for our integration expertise.

With a proven track record and ongoing innovation, SEEBURGER remains the trusted partner for energy market communication.

How SEEBURGER helps

Digital transformation and a changing regulatory landscape in the energy market require efficient and flexible software solutions, as well as reliable support to realize forward-looking IT projects. The SEEBURGER Cloud Integration Services for the utilities industry are ready-to-use and easy to implement services that run in the SEEBURGER Cloud and can be purchased individually. Reliable service levels and expert support guarantee streamlined communication with your business partners. The SEEBURGER BIS Platform empowers any type of user to implement, manage and support new digitalization requirements in the energy industry.


Source: https://blog.seeburger.com/how-seeburger-powers-the-future-of-energy-market-communication/

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