BSI Issues Crucial Guide for Secure Communication with German Intelligent Metering Systems
The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has issued a crucial guide for communicating with intelligent metering systems in Germany. This comes as the country pushes towards a digital energy system, with intelligent metering systems playing a pivotal role.
SET Hub, active since 2020, has been driving digitalization and innovation in the energy sector. The guide, released by SET Hub, explains regulatory requirements and specifications for communicating with intelligent metering systems and using the Smart Meter Gateway infrastructure.
The guide outlines that market participants allowed to communicate with these systems include grid operators, metering point operators, balance group managers, energy suppliers, and active external market participants (aEMT). These actors interact through certified Smart Meter Gateways, ensuring secure data communication and control, particularly for load control and integrating renewable energy sources. The BSI's security standards are paramount in this process.
SET Hub, focusing on digitalization, renewable energy, and innovation, aims to promote and connect innovative start-ups in the energy sector. The guide issued by SET Hub, with the BSI's involvement, ensures a secure and regulated path towards a digital energy system in Germany.
