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Heating Controls via the Smart Meter Gateway: How Two Infrastructures Come Together
TAF 10 is the function of the smart meter gateway that goes far beyond mere billing and makes the gateway the central component for transparency in the smart grid. It turns the smart meter gateway into a standardized sensor in the distribution network—not just in specific areas, but across the board.
Innovation partnership with Future Energy Lab: Shaping the digital energy transition together
We are an innovation partner of Future Energy Labs, a project run by the German Energy Agency (dena), and actively contribute our technological expertise to one of the energy sector's key projects for the future: the digital energy transition.
BENDER charge controllers interoperable with PPC CLS solutions
We are pleased to announce that BENDER GmbH & Co. KG has successfully completed our CLS interoperability test. After previously achieving EEBUS qualification in the Living Lab, the smooth integration of BENDER charge controllers via the PPC CLS adapter control has now also been confirmed.
Recap of 2025
2025 – a year of partnerships and innovations! The rollout of smart metering systems is in full swing, and the control rollout, driven by Section 14a of the German Energy Industry Act (EnWG) and Section 9 of the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), is gaining significant momentum. In this context, the interoperability of our solutions with those of our partners in the market is a prerequisite. 2025 is therefore all about partnership and cooperation: around 35 partners have joined our ‘PPC connect: Interoperability in practice’ initiative this year.
Company News
SMGWplus proves scalability: Four wall boxes successfully controlled from the GWA
Power Plus Communications AG, together with Robotron and Thüringer Mess- und Zählerwesen Service GmbH (TMZ), has reached an important milestone for SMGWplus: control commands from TMZ's Robotron GWA system were successfully transmitted via SMGWplus to four separate TMZ wall boxes and executed.
Innovation partnership with Future Energy Lab: Shaping the digital energy transition together
We are an innovation partner of Future Energy Labs, a project run by the German Energy Agency (dena), and actively contribute our technological expertise to one of the energy sector's key projects for the future: the digital energy transition.
BENDER charge controllers interoperable with PPC CLS solutions
We are pleased to announce that BENDER GmbH & Co. KG has successfully completed our CLS interoperability test. After previously achieving EEBUS qualification in the Living Lab, the smooth integration of BENDER charge controllers via the PPC CLS adapter control has now also been confirmed.
Press Releases
PPC recertifies CLS adapter submetering – CLS as an enabler for multi-use case models in the housing industry
With the new certification, PPC's CLS portfolio is evolving into a comprehensive platform for multi-use case applications in rollout. Energy suppliers, network operators and submetering service providers can rely on and access a powerful, interoperable and fully certified system. This makes application areas beyond mere data transmission even more scalable.
