Battery storage is technology.The German market is regulation.
I bring international storage manufacturers into the German market. And I help operators bundle single units into a cluster that can reach more than one market.
6
Utilities founded
100MW
Pipeline: 1,000 × 100 kW
2.000+
PV projects
15+
Years experience
Market entry into Germany – and project development for storage.
Storage cluster
Ten units are one threshold.
FCR, aFRR and mFRR each require a 1 MW minimum bid. A 100 kW unit reaches one tenth of that. In a cluster, the threshold falls.
Minimum bid per market – bar length shows the threshold
- EPEX Spotfrom 1 unit
- FCR – primary control reservemin. bid 1 MW
- aFRR – secondary reservemin. bid 1 MW
- mFRR – minute reservemin. bid 1 MW
- § 118 (6) EnWGno minimum size
1 MW minimum bid since BNetzA ruling BK6-21-042 of 28 April 2022.
AgNeS
- As of 7 October 2026: a draft, not a ruling.
- Consultation closed on 18 September 2026.
- Decision still planned for 2026. Capacity charge from 2029.
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Founding an energy utility in Germany is not a secret – it is a clearly defined regulatory process. You just have to have gone through it completely once. I have done it six times.
Bernhard Mike Petrovic
Founder, EXAA Exchange Trader & Project Manager RE
Certifications
EXAA Exchange Trader (Spot + Environmental)Project Manager RE (BAFA/KfW)Solar Energy Expert15+ years of industry experience
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