EMS portrait for Yellowstone Soft GmbH
- Company
- Yellowstone Soft GmbH
- Company headquarters
- Ehingen, Germany
- Energy management system (EMS)
- Smart-E-Control
- Website
- https://www.yellowstone-soft.de/
The following information is from the last update, which took place in 2022 - 2023. If you are reading this notice, the provider has not updated its information since the last update and the information may be out of date.
With myManager, Yellowstone Soft offers an energy management system that can be individually adapted to the needs of EVU and customers, e.g. in the field of IoT, smart home or micro contracting. In addition to the customised software, the hardware can also be adapted to the specific needs. In addition, Yellowstone Soft takes over the entire customer support, offers explanatory videos, marketing, etc. Yellowstone Soft has already realised around 60 installations in Switzerland and 8,000 installations across Europe.
General information
| Main application | EMS oriented towards industrial purposes |
| main target group |
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| secondary target group |
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| Utility service | electricity, heating, water |
| Do Swiss customers belong to your target group? | Yes, but they are not in our main target group |
Functions for real estate
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Measurements
MultitenancyMeasurements for billing -
Visualisation & Monitoring
Monitoring and operational supervision, Incident managementMeasurement data processing (Reporting, Data disaggregation, Analysis of energy flows)Visualizations (building level or apartment level)Demonstrating the potential financial savings for end customersPV performance evaluation -
Control systems
Self-consumption optimization on junction boxE-mobility dynamic load managementE-mobilty Demand-based charging management (Prioritization)E-mobility V2HWeather forecastingSelf-consumption optimization by energy communitiesFlexible prioritization of consumersControl of consumers using dynamic tariffsReceiving ripple control signalsDynamic feed-in regulationRetrieval flexibilitiesActive battery management -
Services
Direct marketingVEWA conform billingZEV billingCollection -
Certificates
SmartGridreadyMETAS certificationMinergie monitoring
Offer for utilities
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Operation
Application in single- & multi-family housesIncident managementMultitenancyAuthorization managementPortfolio overview -
Market needs
Electricity tariffsE-Mobility billing -
Grid needs
Reactive current detectionPeak shavingLoad shiftingE-mobility V2GRipple control system replacementFlexibility aggregation
Specifications
| Interfaces to utility systems |
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| Commercialisation by utilities |
Yes, with white label as standard |
Compatible Components
Note: The distinction between measurements and controls was introduced with the update in 2026. The company has not updated its data since it was recorded in 2023. Accordingly, previous information has been carried over for both measurements and controls.
| Measurable components | Controllable components | |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Heat meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Water meter |
Standard offer available |
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| Gas meter |
Not stated |
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| Inverter/PV plant |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Battery storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat pump |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Combined heat and power plant (CHPP) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Water boiler |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Other heating systems (Heating rods, fossil fuel heaters, etc.) |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Heat storage |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| EV-charging station |
Standard offer available |
Standard offer available |
| Average cost to implement new producers (driver development) |
from 700 EUR |
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Operating modes Components
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Charging station
Solar based chargingAffordable chargingPriority chargingConsideration of load limits
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Heat pump
Dynamic setpoint shiftsForecast-based control
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Heating rods
Stepless control
Technical information
| Operating elements |
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| Components of the product |
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| Interfaces to components |
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| Communication interfaces | LAN, Powerline, WLAN |
| Standardized customer interface in accordance with VSE branch directive | Not stated |
| Interface for reading measured values from intelligent measuring systems | Not stated |
| Integration of third-party systems to influence hardware | Individual offer developable |
| Control and regulation mechanisms | If-Then Functions, Algorithms (consideration of several factors) |
| Control of components | Centrally in a control box (local) |
Intervals for data measurement and transmission
| Data measurement for control | every 30 seconds |
| Data measurement for electricity billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for heat billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for water billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data measurement for e-mobility billing | Every 15 minutes |
| Data transmission | Every 15 minutes |
Installation & Operation
| When purchased via utility | Installation by End user, Specialist partner, utility, externer Installateur |
| When purchsed via EMS provider | Installation by End user, Specialist partner, utility, externer Installateur |
| When purchased via wholesale | Installation by End user, Specialist partner, utility, externer Installateur |
| Duration of installation at the end customer | project-specific |
| Software updates | At least 2 times a year |
| Software updates - Through EMS provider | Manually via remote access, Automatic process |
| Software updates - Through specialist partner | Not stated |
| Software updates - Through utilities | Manually via remote access, Automatic process |
| Warranty | 5 years |
| Lifetime | 10 years |
Data protection and IT security
| Privacy Policy Overview | encrypted transmission, encrypted storage |
| Data storage | Locally at the client's site |
| Certification of Cloud solution | No certification |
Costs
Costs at single-party building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 single-party building with the following existing components (excluding commercial use):
- Metering units: 1 electricity meter
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 1 fully equipped charging station (AC charging)
Costs at multi-unit building level
These are rough estimates. An offer must be requested for exact cost information.
The following use case was assumed for the cost estimate:
1 multi-unit building with the following existing components (excluding commercial premises):
- Metering units: 20 electricity meters
- 1 photovoltaic system (with 1 inverter) with battery storage
- 1 heat pump (SG-Ready)
- 1 hot water boiler (relay control)
- 20 parking spaces, 5 of which are fully equipped with charging stations (AC charging)
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Functions (fulfilled)
Measure electricity meter
Integration PV system
Control heat pump
Control water boiler
Dynamic load management
Functions (not fulfilled)
Battery storage control
Active battery management
Dynamic load management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization on junction box
Functions (not fulfilled)
Battery storage control
Active battery management
Dynamic feed-in regulation
Self-consumption optimization by utilities
ZEV billing (pure data delivery, no collection)
| Single-party building | |
|---|---|
| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | Not stated |
| One-time software costs | Not stated |
| Total of one-time costs | Not stated |
| Installation cost | Not stated Not stated |
| Project management costs | Not stated |
| Annual costs | Not stated |
| Multi-unit building | |
|---|---|
| Comment | |
| One-time hardware costs | EUR 14,500 12'000 EUR meter, 2000 EUR controller, 500 EUR network connection |
| One-time software costs | EUR 8,200 Initial configuration 6000 EUR Training measure 1'200 EUR Software license costs included in hardware |
| Total of one-time costs | EUR 21,700 |
| Installation cost | Not stated |
| Project management costs | EUR 105 per hour |
| Annual costs | EUR 0 |
| Deviation/discounts for portfolio with 100 buildings (per building) | Initial configuration per property reduced to approx. 1000 € (standardization) |
Information about the company
| Establishment in Switzerland | Yes, but adjustments to the Swiss system have not yet been made |
| Do you already work together with utilities? |
Yes
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| Other partners/clients | Not stated |
| Number of installations in Switzerland | 130 buildings with approx. 2000 data points each |
| Number of installations in Europe (excl. Switzerland) | 12000 commercial branches with approx. 2000 data points each, 1000 EFH with PV system and heat pumps |
| Founding year | 2014 |
| Number of FTE | 6 |