SMA SPOT powered by coneva
We enable straightforward direct marketing of your solar power without additional hardware requirements and with full transparency of revenues.
For PV systems from 100 kWp under the market premium scheme, with SMA hardware.
Maximize Your Revenues Now
According to the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), new PV systems from 100 kWp must participate in direct marketing. This means: you will not receive a fixed feed-in tariff for your solar power, but a remuneration based on the current prices on the electricity exchanges.
In addition, you will receive the market premium stipulated in the EEG from the grid operator, which is recalculated monthly and further increases your revenues.
Technical requirements
- PV system with SMA solar inverter or SMA hybrid inverter
- SMA Data Manager powered by ennexOS
- SMA SPOT powered by coneva is only offered for new systems in Germany
Higher revenues, zero effort, full transparency
Market your solar power directly on the electricity exchange — automatically, in full compliance with legal requirements, and without any additional hardware (SMA hardware required).
Higher revenues with full transparency of earnings!
Your Advantages
Companies operating PV systems from 100 kWp can generate additional income and stabilize their energy revenues with SMA SPOT powered by coneva. The key advantages at a glance:
Higher revenues through market-based sales instead of fixed feed-in tariffs
You can generate additional income because your generation is actively placed on the market.
Full transparency on revenues and marketing status
Real-time data gives you clarity on ongoing revenues, forecasts, and deviations.
Automated processing with no effort on your end
Market communication, balancing group management, and settlement run in the background. No additional resources are required on your side.
Bitte Überschrift einfügen
Bitte Zahlen nachreichen der Negativstunden o.ä.
Flexible use for new business models
You can integrate additional marketing options, for example with increasing self-generation or future flexibility services.
Product details
- Dual revenue streams: Combination of market prices and market premium for maximum income.
- Automated marketing: coneva handles the entire process for you, from exchange trading to settlement.
- No additional effort: coneva Flex Direct Marketing runs fully digitally via your existing SMA technology.
- Legally compliant: Meets all EEG requirements for remote control capability and market participation.
- Full transparency: View your feed-in volumes, prices, and payouts at any time in the portal.
- Easy to combine: When used with coneva Flex EMS, you can fully optimize generation, self-consumption, and feed-in.
Frequently asked questions
Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about direct marketing SMA spot powered by coneva.
If you operate a PV system with more than 100 kWp that was commissioned after January 1, 2016, you are required to market your generated power directly. For systems above 500 kWp, this obligation has existed since August 1, 2014. Due to country-specific variations, SMA SPOT powered by coneva is currently offered only in Germany.
From 100 kWp installed capacity, you are legally obligated to market your electricity directly. Non-compliance may lead to penalties. SMA SPOT powered by coneva helps you fulfill this obligation easily while increasing your revenues.
Yes, coneva Flex Direct Marketing meets all EEG requirements for direct marketing.
Yes, you can market solar power directly if certain conditions are met. In Germany, direct marketing is mandatory for PV systems with more than 100 kWp installed capacity.
The electricity price depends on current exchange prices and market conditions. It can fluctuate and is usually higher than the fixed feed-in tariff.
As a PV system operator, you receive both a payment from SMA SPOT powered by coneva for the electricity sold on the EPEX SPOT exchange and a market premium that the grid operator pays under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG).
When prices are negative, your system’s feed-in is reduced to avoid losses.
If the contract is signed no later than 10 working days before the end of the month, direct marketing starts on the 1st of the month after next.
Costs depend on the size of your system and the amount of electricity fed in. A marketing fee applies; details will be provided in your individual offer.
Future-ready Energy Solutions For Your Customers
With coneva’s dynamic electricity tariff, EPCs expand their portfolio with a market-aligned, digital energy product that is ready to use immediately.
Instead of delivering hardware alone, you enable your commercial and industrial customers to access real cost advantages through spot-market-based electricity procurement.
This unlocks new revenue potential, strengthens your brand with innovative solutions, and positions you as an enabler of a future-proof energy supply.
Your Advantages
With SMA SPOT powered by coneva, you create added value for your customers and strengthen your position as a solution provider. The key advantages for your customers and your business model.
Additional revenue options for every project
coneva Flex Direct Marketing increases the profitability of your PV systems and battery storage solutions, making your offers more attractive for commercial customers.
New service revenues through ongoing marketing
You can generate recurring income instead of relying solely on one-time project revenues.
Stronger differentiation in the market
Providing market access for your customers demonstrates expertise in the energy sector and sets your offering apart from traditional installation companies.
Simple integration with no additional hardware
Our solution complements existing PV or storage projects without the need for complex retrofits.
Faster project completion through standardized processes
coneva Flex Direct Marketing can be activated quickly, shortening project timelines and reducing bottlenecks in your project pipeline.
Product Details
- Direct value for your projects: Combine PV, storage, charging infrastructure and EMS with a dynamic electricity tariff to maximize the profitability of battery storage and charging stations.
- Technically simple integration: No additional hardware required. Ideal for existing or new commercial projects with RLM meters.
- Active cost reduction: Combine the dynamic tariff with our coneva Flex EMS, the intelligent control of flexible assets, to reduce your customers’ electricity costs.
- Sales advantage: Differentiate yourself from competitors with a smart, end-to-end solution that customers can easily understand and evaluate economically.
Your Product With Real Added Value In The Energy Market
In a market where hardware alone offers limited differentiation, coneva’s dynamic tariff gives OEMs a new arena:
By combining your device with an intelligent tariff, your technology becomes part of a market-oriented end-to-end solution.
Your Advantages
With SMA SPOT powered by coneva, your hardware gains relevance in market integration and customer value. The key advantages at a glance.
Higher value of your energy products
You can equip your systems with a marketing solution right from the factory, creating a premium offering for your customers.
Lower service effort due to clean data foundation
Direct marketing provides detailed real-time and forecast data, making maintenance and diagnostics easier.
Stronger customer retention beyond installation
coneva Flex Direct Marketing becomes a recurring service, giving you continuous customer contact.
Quick market readiness without building trading processes
You can offer your customers a market-integrated product without setting up energy trading, balancing group management or market communication on your own.
Easy technical integration into existing device platforms
Standardized protocols streamline integration and enable scalable rollouts.
Product Details
- Stronger brand perception: Position your product as future-ready and market-oriented, an important differentiator.
- New revenue potential: The combination of hardware + tariff creates long-term customer value and recurring income.
- Fast market introduction: The coneva Flex tariff can be integrated into your sales channel or used as a co-branding solution without complex regulatory requirements.
- Expanded product benefit: When combined with coneva Flex EMS, your hardware becomes part of a dynamic energy management system, delivering measurable customer value beyond storage capacity.
How SMA SPOT powered by coneva Works
Our Products at a Glance
coneva Flex Tariff
The dynamic electricity tariff for industrial and commercial customers that provides the basis for leveraging price fluctuations in the energy markets to your advantage.
coneva Flex Opti
The energy management system for fully automated multi-use asset optimization of battery storage systems and charging stations.
SMA Spot powered by coneva
The direct marketing solution for your PV system that enables additional revenues through market-oriented control.
Customers Who Already Trust Us
We’ve successfully implemented many projects with these clients. Join coneva and benefit from dynamic electricity pricing.
Ready To Unlock Higher Revenues From Your PV System?
Request a non-binding direct marketing offer with SMA SPOT powered by coneva today. Your local PV installer will support you with planning and implementation.
