10/23/2025 | Latest

EPEX Day-Ahead Market: Switch to 15-minute trading intervals

Good news!

The EPEX Spot switched from hourly prices to 15-minute prices on September 30, 2025. This change helps to better reflect volatile feed-in, increase market efficiency, and reduce balancing costs.

The good news

SmartDog had integrated the new function in time.

Immediately after the changeover, the new 15-minute prices were available on all affected SmartDogs.

These 15-minute Day-Ahead values are also displayed to customers in the SmartDog app.

Use in SmartDog

Of course, these values are also used for:

forecasts
EMS control functions
curtailment functions in the event of negative electricity prices

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3/30/2026 | Latest

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3/30/2026 | Latest

More space for innovation: ecodata solutions GmbH at its new location in Eggenfelden

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SmartDog V4 released

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One controller, one standard – ready for all of Europe!

VDE-4110, TOR-Erzeuger, European readiness, and maximum investment security: Our EZA controller combines the highest technical quality with flexible use across Europe.

10/27/2025 | Latest

Change to e-mail delivery for the online portal

E-mail quality and spam prevention: Reports are now sent only to the e-mail address stored in the user account.

10/23/2025 | Latest, SmartDog

SmartDog telecontrol technology: Now with integrated control for charging infrastructure and battery storage!

Telecontrol technology, charging infrastructure, and battery storage: The SmartDog park controller now enables centralized control of PV systems, charging stations, and storage systems.

10/23/2025 | Latest

New battery functions completed

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10/23/2025 | Latest, SmartDog

Release Notes V4.7-r3100

SmartDog, electricity price granularity, and stock market electricity control: With version V4.7-r3100, electricity price granularity can now be configured for both grid consumption and grid feed-in.

10/23/2025 | Latest

New views in Smart Monitoring

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10/23/2025 | Latest

Sorting meters and sensors in the SmartDog portal

SmartDog portal, meters, and sensors: Devices can now be individually sorted for a clearer overview in your system’s detail view.

9/23/2025 | Latest

Trading with large-scale battery storage

Large-scale battery storage and energy trading: ecodata successfully commissioned a 1 MW battery storage system in Upper Austria — controlled by the SmartDog park controller.

9/15/2025 | SmartDog

We have once again integrated many new devices into the SmartDog system

New device integrations for SmartDog: commercial battery storage systems, meters, DC charging stations, telecontrol technologies, and new functions for energy management.

7/6/2025 | Latest

Intelligent load management for wallboxes: How to charge your electric car truly sustainably

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5/9/2025 | Latest

ecodata solutions at Intersolar / The smarter E in Munich

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KUWO circuit breaker control commissioned and approved by Netz Niederösterreich

KUWO, grid protection, and SmartDog Master-Slave system: A 1.4 MWp PV system in Austria was successfully commissioned and approved by Netz Niederösterreich.

2/2/2025 | Events

Partner meeting with Palme Solar

Palme Solar, long-standing partnership, and shared projects: ecodata would like to thank Palme Solar for the invitation to the VIP area at the Bundesliga match in Heidenheim.

1/16/2025 | Latest

SmartDog in Norma and DM stores

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