Learning

EDI Academy

Structured learning paths that connect theory with the real messages you analyse every day.

7 learning paths26 lessons17 use cases4 h reading time

Every industry process end to end: the messages involved, the real-world example, the process flow and the associations that publish the binding rulebooks.

Energy & utilities

Supplier switching

UTILMD messages register, confirm or reject a change of supplier for a metering point.

Messages

UTILMDAPERAKCONTRL

Common standards

EDIFACT (UTILMD, MSCONS, INVOIC)BDEW/EDI@EnergyebIXCIM XML

Parties: Supplier ↔ grid operator

Practice example

A customer switches supplier: the new supplier requests the metering point master data, the grid operator confirms or rejects within the regulated deadline.

Typical process flow

  1. 01UTILMD registration
  2. 02Grid operator check
  3. 03APERAK confirm/reject
  4. 04Start of supply

Rule-setting bodies & associations

BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e. V. (EDI@Energy)

Industry association

Website

German energy market communication: UTILMD, MSCONS, INVOIC and APERAK message implementation guides with binding go-live dates.

Reinhardtstraße 32, 10117 Berlin, Deutschland

+49 30 300199-0

info@bdew.de

Rulebooks & documents

Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen

Federal regulator

Website

Regulatory decisions (GPKE, MaBiS, WiM) that make the EDI@Energy message formats and deadlines legally binding.

Tulpenfeld 4, 53113 Bonn, Deutschland

+49 228 14-0

info@bnetza.de

Rulebooks & documents