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SMARD - Electricity market data for Germany

The Federal Network Agency's information platform on the German electricity market has been online since 2017. Its name SMARD stands for electricity and gas market data. The data published on SMARD provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of what is happening on the electricity market.

The component requests energy volumes and prices from the federal grid agency SMARD (https://www.smard.de/home) and makes them available in EisBaer. These can be used directly in the"Solar Energy Manager/Planner" component, for example.

Download link: SMARD sample template

General information on sample templates (SCADAComp):

Download the desired SCADAComp file and unzip the ZIP file in an empty folder if necessary. In the EisBaer SCADA Editor, select the "Import components" option in the menu under Project and load the template. If a conversion is necessary because you are using a newer EisBaer version, confirm the process with YES. To maintain the functionality, please select the option: "Create new meshes" as a copy rule when inserting.

Data points of the component

Component name	Type	Type Function
Query single	Input	An ON signal at this input triggers a one-off query of the values. Each further ON signal triggers a further query.
Current value	Output	Output for the current price.
Data all (csv) [Text]	Output	Output of all prices found (also for previous days).
Data today (csv) [Text]	Output	Output of the data for today. If prices are output, they can be used directly in the"Solar Energy Manager/Planner" component, for example (import price list (immediately)). Prices can be displayed using the MiniChart component (Display CSV [string]).
Data tomorrow (csv) [Text]	Output	Output of the data for tomorrow, if available. If prices are output, they can be used directly in the"Solar Energy Manager/Planner" component, for example (Import price list (when changing day)). Prices can be displayed using the MiniChart component (Display CSV [string]).
Diagnosis [Text]	Output	A diagnosis can be output as text here. Attention: Diagnostics or debug outputs are only intended for use in the event of an error. Please only use them after consulting the support team! If used, they can significantly impair the performance of the service.
Extended diagnostics	Input	(De)Activate the extended diagnostics.
Driver On/Off	Bidirectional	(De)Activate the driver
Preview	Folder	Contains the "Today" and "Tomorrow" folders for the prices in the 15-minute grid.

Properties of the component

Component name	Standard	Function
Filter	Market price Germany	Selection of the category from which the information should come.
Region	Region Germany	Select the region
Resolution	Hourly	Selection for the number of results
Factor	1	Conversion factor for the output
Update interval [h]	1	Interval for updating the data via the Federal Network Agency.
Driver on/off		(De)Activating the driver