The German energy market undergoes format changes twice a year, during which regulatory requirements must be implemented technically. These adjustments are based on legal requirements and aim to standardise market communication between the parties involved and make it more efficient. Depending on their scope, these adjustments have minor or major implications for all market partners.
As part of this process, Hansen Germany has made updates to powercloud, one of our Hansen CIS products that is optimised for energy customers in Germany and the wider DACH region – so that our customers can smoothly comply with these new regulations and concentrate on their day-to-day business.
Following the far-reaching adjustments of the last format change (‘FUM’) last June – in particular the 24-hour supplier change – the upcoming format changeover are by comparison far more compact. Yet, there is a key and innovative update that has great potential for end customers and the sector as a whole.
New process: ‘Change of technology at locations’
Until October 1, end customers with analogue meters who have been interested in dynamic tariffs had to take action themselves and initiate the conversion with the metering point operator – a process that many were unfamiliar with, creating unnecessary barriers and making it difficult to switch to a dynamic tariff.
With the new process, end customers will be able to request technical changes directly from their energy provider in future . This not only simplifies communication, but also opens up new possibilities in tariff selection – regardless of the existing technology. An important step towards greater flexibility and customer orientation.
We are excited to see how this process will be received – and our hope is that it will have a positive impact on the smart meter rollout rate in Germany.
Despite the short implementation time: highly automated with powercloud
This time, the time span between the format changes was less than four months – and in parallel, follow-up work from FUM 06/2025 was still ongoing, particularly with regard to the 24-hour supplier change. Nevertheless, all the necessary market messages, check logics and process steps (from enquiry to billing) were implemented in Hansen’s powercloud in a highly automated manner.
As an established provider in the German energy market, we continue to focus on proven quality and reliability. Our solutions are developed in close consultation with our customers and partners, whose feedback has been instrumental in shaping the process design.
Everything already rolled out – ready for the “FUM switch”
The necessary adjustments for the 10/2025 format change are already in the production code of the powercloud and will be activated via the FUM switch on the day of the changeover. Hansen Germany is once again setting standards in the efficient implementation of regulatory requirements.
