grid-billing
Deterministic, regulation-aware German grid settlement engine — NNE, KA, MMM, MSB, and GeLi Gas AWH Sperrprozesse (Prüfidentifikatoren 31001, 31002, 31005, 31006, 31009, 31011 — the five-digit BDEW codes that name each billing Anwendungsfall).
Regulatory ceilings and structure
KAV §2 — Konzessionsabgabe
The Höchstbeträge are checked on every settlement, and each position cites the paragraph its group is actually capped under: §2 Abs. 2 for Tarifkunden and Schwachlast, Abs. 3 for Sondervertragskunden, and Abs. 4 (Strom) resp. Abs. 5 (Gas) where the Verordnung forbids a Konzessionsabgabe altogether.
The rates themselves are undated because the statute has not changed them since the Euro conversion — the annual reductions people remember were the §3 transitional phase-down, which completed long ago.
MsbG §30 — Preisobergrenzen für den Messstellenbetrieb
Every figure §30 states is brutto jährlich.
| §30 Abs. 1 band | Netzbetreiber | Letztverbraucher | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| > 6 000 – ≤ 10 000 kWh | 80 € | 40 € | 120 € |
| > 10 000 – ≤ 20 000 kWh · steuerbare VE · > 7 – ≤ 15 kW | 80 € | 50 € | 130 € |
| > 20 000 – ≤ 50 000 kWh · > 15 – ≤ 25 kW | 80 € | 110 € | 190 € |
| > 50 000 – ≤ 100 000 kWh · > 25 – ≤ 100 kW | 80 € | 140 € | 220 € |
| > 100 000 kWh · > 100 kW | 80 € | angemessenes Entgelt | — |
§30 Abs. 3 (optionaler Einbau) is 30 € each, 60 € total.
Two conversions before the comparison means anything. The monthly charge is
annualised — billing a year in instalments does not raise the cap — and it is
grossed up at the Umsatzsteuer rate of the delivery period, because the
ceiling is gross and the settlement's figures are net. Comparing net against
gross would grant the whole tax rate as headroom: at 19 % a charge could sit
18.9 % above the statutory maximum unreported. A gross charge above the ceiling
raises MSB_ABOVE_MSBG_POG, and the finding states both figures.
What is measured is the Grundgebühr together with the Messdienstleistung.
§30 caps the „Entgelt für den Messstellenbetrieb", and §3 Abs. 2 Nr. 1 MsbG puts
the Messung inside it — Messstellenbetrieb umfasst die „Gewährleistung einer
mess- und eichrechtskonformen Messung […] einschließlich der
Messwertaufbereitung"; §17 Abs. 7 Satz 1 StromNEV states it from the other side
(„ein Entgelt für den Messstellenbetrieb, zu dem auch die Messung gehört").
Testing the Grundgebühr alone would let a settlement clear any ceiling by moving
part of the charge into the second position. The Messdienstleistung is a flat fee
for the whole period, so it is spread over billing_months before annualising.
The Steuerungseinrichtung am Netzanschlusspunkt is the exception, and it is
steuereinrichtung_eur_per_month's own position. §30 Abs. 2 charges it
„zusätzlich zu den nach den Absätzen 1 und 5 zulässigen Preisobergrenzen" and
caps it at 50 € brutto a year per party, so it is measured against that figure
and left out of the Abs. 1 comparison — folded into the Grundgebühr it would take
headroom the Absatz does not grant, and an excess raises
MSB_STEUEREINRICHTUNG_ABOVE_MSBG_POG.
§ 2 Abs. 7 is a classification rule, and it is checked too. A
Niederspannungslieferung counts as a Tariflieferung unless the gemessene Leistung
exceeds 30 kW in mindestens zwei Monaten des Abrechnungsjahres und the
Jahresverbrauch exceeds 30 000 kWh. Konzessionsabgabe::niederspannung carries
those two facts (with the Satz-4 lower figures where a Gemeinde agreed them), and
a stated klasse that contradicts them raises
KA_GRUPPE_WIDERSPRICHT_KAV_ABS7 — the two ceilings are 1,32 ct and 0,11 ct
apart, so the label is worth checking.
Two rules forbid a Konzessionsabgabe outright, and a ceiling cannot catch
either: § 2 Abs. 4 (Strom) resp. Abs. 5 Nr. 2 (Gas) where a Sondervertragskunde's
Durchschnittspreis lies under the Grenzpreis (Grenzpreisvergleich →
KA_UNTER_GRENZPREIS), and § 2 Abs. 5 Nr. 1 above 5 Millionen kWh Gas je Jahr
und Abnahmefall (read off jahresarbeit_kwh → KA_GAS_UEBER_GRENZMENGE).
The band is derived, not named. Each §30 Abs. 1 Nummer is a disjunction over
facts about the metering point, so MessstellenKategorie::Pflichteinbau carries
PflichtEinstufung { jahresverbrauch_kwh, installierte_leistung_kw, steuerbare_verbrauchseinrichtung } and PflichtEinstufung::band walks the Nummern
top down — a point meeting several takes the highest, and a settlement cannot pick
its own ceiling. With no fact at all the tightest applies: a Pflichteinbaufall
exists only above 6 000 kWh (§29 Abs. 1), so Nr. 5 is the catalogue's floor.
The schedule is dated. Abs. 1 and Abs. 3 state their figures „für die Zeit ab
dem 1. Januar 2025", so preisobergrenze_eur_per_jahr takes the period's end and
answers Preisobergrenze::VorSchedule below it — a correction settled today for a
2024 period is governed by rules mako does not carry, and reporting it against
these would call a lawful charge an excess (MSB_POG_VOR_SCHEDULE). The three
answers are distinct on purpose: Betrag is a ceiling, Angemessen is Abs. 1
Nr. 1's angemessenes jährliches Entgelt above 100 000 kWh, and VorSchedule is
"not this schedule's period". Abs. 6 lets a BNetzA Festlegung nach § 33 replace
Abs. 1 bis 3 from a date it names; none has issued.
Which Jahresstromverbrauch picks the band is Abs. 4's answer, not the
caller's choice: the average of the last three erfasste Jahresverbrauchswerte,
the Netzbetreiber's Jahresverbrauchsprognose until three exist, re-checked
annually. PflichtEinstufung::jahresverbrauch_kwh is that figure — one year's
reading is not.
§17 StromNEV — Netzebene and Benutzungsstundenzahl
Netzebene covers the seven levels, distinguishing network levels from
transformation levels. It is recorded, not applied: Netzentgelte are
published per level, so the level is what makes a rate checkable against a price
sheet, but this crate is given rates rather than resolving them.
The same holds for the Benutzungsstundenzahl (annual energy ÷ annual peak). It
does not appear in §17 as a threshold — it is the convention by which a price
sheet publishes two rate pairs — so it goes into the trace rather than selecting
anything. Zero peak yields None, not zero.
What is enforced is §17 Abs. 6: an Arbeitspreis-only tariff is permitted only
in Niederspannung up to 100 000 kWh a year. Billing without a Leistungspreis
outside that raises ARBEITSPREIS_ONLY_OUTSIDE_SECT17_ABS6.
Leistungspreis::system names which Leistungspreissystem the price sheet states,
and the two are billed differently.
LeistungspreisSystem::Jahr is §17 Abs. 2 Satz 2: „Das Jahresleistungsentgelt
ist das Produkt aus dem jeweiligen Jahresleistungspreis und der
Jahreshöchstleistung in Kilowatt der jeweiligen Entnahme im Abrechnungsjahr." Two
figures multiplied, and §17 states no day-count convention to scale them by — so
the rate is billed as published. A settlement period that is not the
Abrechnungsjahr raises JAHRESLEISTUNGSPREIS_UNTERJAEHRIG rather than being
silently pro-rated into a Zwölftelung no price sheet publishes.
LeistungspreisSystem::Monat is the Monatsleistungspreissystem §17 Abs. 8
presupposes when it offers Tagesleistungspreise for Landstrom „neben einem
Jahres- und Monatsleistungspreissystem". StromNEV does not define it; the
Netzbetreiber's Preisblatt publishes it as a €/kW·Monat rate against the period's
Höchstleistung. It is billed for the months stated, and a month count that does
not match the period raises MONATSLEISTUNGSPREIS_MONATE_MISMATCH — a twelvefold
over-charge multiplies out perfectly, so only the count can catch it.
§19 Abs. 2 StromNEV — individuelle Netzentgelte
Both forms are settled, with the statutory floors — which are in the ordinance text itself, not only in the BK4-22-089 methodology:
| Form | Qualification | Mindestentgelt |
|---|---|---|
| Atypische Netznutzung (Satz 1) | peak in the low-load windows (BNetzA-approved) | 20 % |
| Intensive Netznutzung (Satz 2) | ≥ 7 000 h and > 10 GWh | 20 % |
| ≥ 7 500 h | 15 % | |
| ≥ 8 000 h | 10 % |
Sect19Vereinbarung carries the agreed fraction; the engine applies it as a
reduction over the Arbeits- and Leistungspreis positions only — the
Konzessionsabgabe and the levies are untouched, because the Netzbetreiber's lost
revenue is recovered through the §19-Umlage billed separately. An agreement
below the floor raises SECT19_BELOW_MINDESTENTGELT; a Satz 2 agreement whose
utilisation data does not qualify raises SECT19_BANDLAST_CRITERIA_NOT_MET; one
naming neither a Genehmigung (Satz 5) nor an Anzeige (Satz 7) raises
SECT19_OHNE_GENEHMIGUNG.
The two Satz 2 thresholds read differently: the Benutzungsstundenzahl must
„mindestens 7 000 Stunden im Jahr erreichen", the Stromverbrauch must „zehn
Gigawattstunden übersteigen" — so exactly 10 GWh does not qualify. The agreed
fraction is a reduction, and outside (0, 1] it is refused as
BillingError::InvalidInput.
§18 StromNEV — Entgelte für dezentrale Erzeugung, under Abschmelzung
settle_dezentrale_einspeisung pays the plant operator the avoided upstream
costs, at the factor Festlegung GBK-25-02-1#1 (17.02.2026) leaves standing:
| Period | Factor |
|---|---|
| to 30.06.2026 | 1.00 |
| 01.07.2026 – 31.12.2027 | 0.50 |
| 2028 | 0.25 |
| from 2029 | 0.00 |
The Tenor cuts in three steps (50 % from 01.07.2026, 50 % from 01.01.2027, 75 % from 01.01.2028) — the annual averages fall by 25 points a year, which is the decision's own cross-check. A period crossing a step is refused, not averaged; an EEG-funded plant is refused outright (§18 Abs. 1 Satz 4 Nr. 1 — the payment would be unlawful).
Gas — Druckstufen and Kapazitätsprodukte (§15 GasNEV)
Druckstufe (Hoch-/Mittel-/Niederdruck) is the gas analogue of the Strom
Netzebene; GasKapazitaet bills a booked capacity at the price sheet's annual
rate, pro-rated by calendar days, distinguishing feste from unterbrechbarer
Kapazität — the latter cites §15 Abs. 5, and its discount stays where the
ordinance leaves it: on the price sheet, not in this crate.
Invalid inputs are unrepresentable
NneInput's cross-field rules live in the types, not in a validator a caller
could forget:
| Rule | Enforced by |
|---|---|
| Exactly one Arbeitspreis form (einheitlich, Modul 1 pauschal, Modul 2 prozentual, Modul 3 zeitvariabel, or spot-linked) | ArbeitspreisModell — one variant at a time; each replaces the flat position, so the same energy is never billed twice |
Modul 1 + Modul 3 is the only combination BK8-22/010-A offers |
ArbeitspreisModell holds one variant at a time, so every pair is unrepresentable — which is right for Modul 1/Modul 2 (alternative base modules) and for Modul 2/Modul 3, and is a limitation for the Modul 1 + Modul 3 pair the Festlegung permits. See Sect14aModule::combinable_with |
Reduction factors in (0, 1] |
Reduktionsfaktor enforces the range at construction |
| Leistungspreis needs both peak and rate, and names its Leistungspreissystem | Leistungspreis — a pair plus LeistungspreisSystem |
| Grundpreis needs both rate and months | Grundpreis — a pair |
| KAV Höchstbetrag is always checked | Konzessionsabgabe pairs the rate with its KaKundengruppe |
| Period ordering | SettlementPeriod — constructing it is the check |
What the types cannot express — negative energy, empty or inverted Modul 3
intervals — settle_nne enforces itself and returns Err. There is no
separate NNE validator: settle_nne is pure and cheap, run it and read
warnings. validate_mmm_input / validate_msb_input /
validate_gas_awh_input exist for the settlement types whose engines accept
looser shapes.
Settlement, not invoice
The engine calculates what is owed and why. It does not know what the invoice looks like:
Input → Validation → Settlement Engine → SettlementResult → InvoiceDocument → BO4E → EDIFACT
SettlementResult carries the positions, totals, warnings, the applied
RegulatoryRegime and a CalculationTrace per position. InvoiceDocument
carries everything that is a property of the document — invoice number, issue
and due dates, the Prüfidentifikator that routes it, the reference to what it
supersedes — and is built by an adapter around a settlement.
The separation is what makes a settlement recomputable: the same period can be settled twice, for a correction or a dispute or an audit, and the two results compared, without inventing an invoice number each time.
Position numbering follows the same rule. InvoiceDocument::numbered_positions()
assigns 1-based numbers at rendering time; the engine carries no counter.
No BO4E inside the engine
SpotPriceFormula states the pricing formula behind a §14a Modul 3 rate as a
typed value — reference, unit, method, steps — never a serde_json::Value carrying
a hand-built BO4E COM. That keeps BO4E schema knowledge out of the engine: the
bo4e bridge builds the COM from the value object, and the default build pulls
in no serde_json at all — it arrives only with that feature.
SettlementPeriod
A validated pair, not two loose period_from / period_to dates each calculation
would have to re-check for ordering. Constructing SettlementPeriod is the check,
so an inverted period is unrepresentable rather than rejected at every call site.
Regulatory regime
German network-charge law is several timelines, each turning over on its own date:
| Axis | Turns over | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Netzzugang | 31.12.2025 | §20 Abs. 3 EnWG via BNetzA Festlegungen (GPKE BK6-24-174, GaBi Gas 2.1) |
| Entgeltbildung | 31.12.2028 | BNetzA framework Festlegung AgNeS, replacing StromNEV and ARegV |
| Umlagen | annually | ÜNB publication each October |
RegulatoryRegime resolves those dates once, at the edge;
every calculation then matches on an enum. Scattering if period_to <= date
through the engine is how a rule change becomes a bug — each site has to be found
and each has to agree. Adding the AgNeS turnover is a new variant the compiler
forces every deciding site to handle.
The regime can also be supplied explicitly, so a historical settlement is
reproduced under the rules that applied then rather than under today's calendar.
A period crossing a turnover raises REGIME_TURNOVER_IN_PERIOD: different rules
govern its start and its end, so it should be split rather than half-billed.
Explainability
Every position carries a CalculationTrace — the inputs used, the paragraphs
applied, the tariff source, the reduction factor, the rounding. SettlementResult
additionally exposes all_legal_refs(), deduplicated across positions.
These types are Serialize, and the service adapters emit them as BO4E
ZusatzAttribute (mako:calculation_trace per position,
mako:legal_references and mako:settlement_warnings per settlement). BO4E has
no field for a calculation trace and inventing one would break the schema; a
ZusatzAttribut is the sanctioned place for what a standard does not model.
This matters because the settlement value itself is dropped once the Rechnung is stored — the attribute is the only surviving record of why an amount is what it is, and it is what a §20 EnWG audit or an LF dispute is answered from.
Netzseitige Umlagen
Three levies ride on the network charge rather than the commodity, and a Strom NNE invoice carries all three:
| Levy | Basis | 2026 (nicht privilegiert) |
|---|---|---|
| Aufschlag für besondere Netznutzung (§19 StromNEV-Umlage) | §19 Abs. 2 StromNEV | A′ 1.559 · B′ 0.050 · C′ 0.025 ct/kWh |
| Offshore-Netzumlage | §17f EnWG | 0.941 ct/kWh |
| KWKG-Umlage | §26 KWKG | 0.446 ct/kWh |
B′ and C′ are published „für Strommengen über 1 000 000 kWh" at one Entnahmestelle,
so they are a tranche, not a rate: the year's first Gigawattstunde carries A′
whatever the group. NneInput::enfg_jahresvorverbrauch_kwh places the period against
that annual boundary, and one straddling it bills two §19-Aufschlag positions.
Omitted, the period is billed as though it opened the year — the over-billing
direction — with ENFG_VORVERBRAUCH_MISSING.
Rates are set annually by the ÜNB and published by 25 October for the following
year. They are held as a year-indexed series in umlagen so a
correction reopening an earlier period bills it at the rate that applied then —
a single configured scalar cannot express two years at once. NneInput carries
a per-levy override for the cases an EnFG decision does not fit the published
schedule.
Letztverbrauchergruppen (EnFG §§21 ff.)
The Energiefinanzierungsgesetz replaced the older per-levy privilege rules with
one scheme. Letztverbrauchergruppe selects the band: A′ is the full levy
and covers the first 1 GWh at an Entnahmestelle; B′ and C′ apply above
that, C′ for energy-intensive undertakings; Befreit (§21 EnFG) is zero
rather than reduced, and emits no line at all.
Only the §19 StromNEV-Umlage is published as an explicit A′/B′/C′ schedule. The other two publish the non-privileged rate, with privileges granted per Entnahmestelle — supply those through the override.
A year the series does not cover yields no rate rather than a neighbouring
year's, and the levy is omitted with an UMLAGE_RATE_MISSING warning. Billing
2027 at the 2026 rate would be wrong by an amount nobody notices until the ÜNB
reconciliation.
Regulatory baseline (2026)
StromNZV and GasNZV ceased to apply with the end of 31.12.2025 — Art. 15 Abs. 4 (Strom) and Abs. 6 (Gas) of the Gesetz v. 22.12.2023, BGBl. 2023 I Nr. 405. The successor competence is §20 Abs. 3 EnWG, exercised through BNetzA Festlegungen:
| Domain | Until 31.12.2025 | From 01.01.2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Mehr-/Mindermengen Strom | StromNZV §13 Abs. 3 | GPKE (BK6-24-174) Teil 1 Kap. 8.4 |
| Mehr-/Mindermengen Gas | GasNZV §25 | GaBi Gas 2.1 (BK7-24-01-008) |
| Standardlastprofile Strom | StromNZV §12 | GPKE (BK6-24-174), "Profilverfahren" |
| Standardlastprofile Gas | GasNZV §24 | GaBi Gas 2.1 (BK7-24-01-008) |
| Bilanzkreisabrechnung Strom | StromNZV §4 | MaBiS (Anlage 3 zu BK6-24-174) |
| Konzessionsabgabe | KAV §2 (unchanged) | KAV §2 |
settle_mmm picks its legal references from period_to, so a
settlement for a 2025 period still cites the ordinance that governed it and one
for 2026 does not. LegalReference::citation appends "(außer Kraft seit
01.01.2026)" to a repealed ordinance, keeping archived invoices self-explanatory.
Konzessionsabgabe is governed by the KAV plus §48 EnWG — not by StromNZV §17 or GasNZV §7, which concern balancing-group and network-access matters.
Mehr-/Mindermengen sign convention
Both quantities are named from the network operator's side, which inverts the intuitive reading. GPKE Kap. 8.4 Nr. 3:
Unterschreitet die Summe der in einem Zeitraum ermittelten elektrischen Arbeit die Summe der Arbeit, die den bilanzierten Profilen zu Grunde gelegt wurde (ungewollte Mehrmenge), so vergütet der Netzbetreiber dem Lieferanten oder dem Kunden diese Differenzmenge.
| Measurement vs profile | Quantity | Money |
|---|---|---|
| measured < profiled | ungewollte Mehrmenge | NB vergütet → credit |
| measured > profiled | ungewollte Mindermenge | NB stellt in Rechnung → charge |
GaBi Gas 2.1 states the same for gas: the Ausspeisenetzbetreiber nimmt Mehrmengen entgegen and liefert Mindermengen. Consuming below the profile leaves surplus energy the network absorbed — that surplus is the Mehrmenge, and it is reimbursed.
Konzessionsabgabe (KAV §2)
KaKundengruppe models the two orthogonal tests KAV actually applies:
Tarifkunde vs Sondervertragskunde is a contract-type test, and Tarifkunden
rates band on municipality inhabitants, not on annual consumption.
| Group | Strom | Gas |
|---|---|---|
| Tarifkunde, Gemeinde ≤ 25 000 Einw. | 1.32 | 0.51 (Kochen/Warmwasser) · 0.22 (übrige) |
| ≤ 100 000 | 1.59 | 0.61 · 0.27 |
| ≤ 500 000 | 1.99 | 0.77 · 0.33 |
| > 500 000 | 2.39 | 0.93 · 0.40 |
| Schwachlast (Strom only) | 0.61 | — |
| Sondervertragskunde | 0.11 | 0.03 |
These are Höchstbeträge, so settle_nne emits
KA_ABOVE_KAV_MAXIMUM when the agreed rate exceeds the ceiling for the group,
and KA_CHARGED_WHILE_EXEMPT when a rate is applied to a §2 Abs. 7 exemption.
What this crate does
grid-billing computes BDEW INVOIC billing positions with full explainability:
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NNE Strom (PID 31002, NN-Rechnung) — flat-rate Arbeit, Leistung (RLM), Konzessionsabgabe
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NNE Gas (PID 31002, NN-Rechnung) — GasNEV §14 legal basis, auto-set when
Sparte::Gas -
§14a modules — Modul 1 (pauschale Reduzierung), Modul 2 (prozentuale Reduzierung des Arbeitspreises), Modul 3 (zeitvariable Netzentgelte HT/ST/NT, opt-in since 01.04.2025) — BNetzA BK8-22/010-A / BK8-22/010-A
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MMM Strom (PID 31005) — Mehr-/Mindermengensaldo, GPKE (BK6-24-174) Teil 1 Kap. 8.4
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MMM Gas (PID 31005) — Gas imbalance, GaBi Gas 2.1 (BK7-24-01-008)
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NNE Gas (PID 31002) — GasNEV §14 Arbeits-/Grundpreis and §15 Kapazitätsentgelt
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Abschlagsrechnung (PID 31001) — a payment on account: one Positionszeile, no quantity, no Arbeitspreis (INVOIC AHB 1.0b Änd-ID 26817). The invoice that settles the period deducts it from what is owed via
InvoiceDocument::abschlaege, never from the net or the tax, because §14 Abs. 5 UStG taxed the Anzahlung when it was received -
MMM Mehrmenge selbst ausgestellt (PID 31006) — Mehr-/Mindermenge als Lieferung, self-issued (INVOIC AHB Selbstausstellung)
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MSB-Rechnung (PID 31009) — Grundgebühr Messstellenbetrieb + optional Messdienstleistung
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GeLi Gas AWH Sperrprozesse (PID 31011) — abrechnungswürdige Handlungen (BK7-24-01-009 §5.4)
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§13a EnWG Redispatch-Vergütung —
redispatch_verguetung()computes the angemessene Vergütung per activation (entgangene Einnahmen + zusätzliche − ersparte Aufwendungen;eeg_entgangene_einnahmen()for the Nr. 5 EEG basis) -
Reversal (Stornorechnung) —
reverse()negates any prior settlement immutably; the sign goes on the unit price, so each position still multiplies out -
Umsatzsteuer — every settlement states its tax (§14 Abs. 4 Nr. 8 UStG). Network services are 19 % and never reverse-charged (UStAE 13b.3a excludes them by name); a Mehr-/Mindermenge is a Lieferung and takes the §13b Abs. 2 Nr. 5 Buchst. b reverse charge on the asymmetric condition the statute sets — electricity needs both parties to hold §3g status, gas needs the recipient alone. A delivery period straddling a rate change is refused rather than billed at one of the two.
All calculations are pure functions — zero I/O, zero async, no side effects.
All monetary arithmetic uses rust_decimal::Decimal via EuroAmount — no f64 anywhere.
Architecture
Settlement flow
NneInput / MmmInput / MsbInput / GasAwhInput
│
▼
validate_*_input() ← optional pre-check: ValidationResult
│
▼
settle_*() ← pure, deterministic, no I/O
│
▼
SettlementResult {
settlement_type, status, period, regime, sparte,
malo_id, sender_mp_id, recipient_mp_id,
positions: Vec<SettlementPosition {
text, kind, ← what was charged
quantity, unit, unit_price_eur, net_eur,
spot_price_formula, ← the formula behind the rate, as a value
trace: CalculationTrace { ← "why is this amount here?"
explanation,
legal_refs: Vec<LegalReference>, ← StromNEV §17, KAV §2, §14a Modul 2…
tariff_source: Option<TariffSource>,
gross_eur, regulatory_reduction_factor, …
}
}>,
total_eur,
warnings: Vec<SettlementWarning>,
}
│
▼ (adapter — this is where document identity enters)
InvoiceDocument { settlement, pid, rechnungsnummer, invoice_date, due_date }
│
▼ (feature `bo4e` — off by default)
grid_billing::bo4e::into_rechnung(&document) → rubo4e::current::Rechnung {
rechnungspositionen[].positionsnummer ← assigned here
rechnungspositionen[].artikelnummer ← via kind.artikelnummer()
rechnungstyp ← Netznutzungsrechnung (NNE + MMM only)
netznutzungrechnungsart ← Handels-/Selbstausgestellt
netznutzungrechnungstyp ← Mehrmindermengenrechnung (MMM only)
}
│
▼
InvoicCheckEngine::check(pid, &sender_mp_id, &rechnung, …)
│
▼
invoice_drafts (PostgreSQL) → AS4 dispatch
Netznutzungsrechnung typing
into_rechnung marks the document so a consumer can recognise it without
inspecting positions:
| Field | Set for | Value |
|---|---|---|
rechnungstyp |
Abschlag, NNE Strom/Gas, MMM Strom/Gas, MMM selbst ausgestellt | Netznutzungsrechnung |
netznutzungrechnungsart |
the same six | Selbstausgestellt for PID 31006, else Handelsrechnung |
netznutzungrechnungstyp |
MMM · Abschlag · anything with a stated cadence | Mehrmindermengenrechnung · Abschlagsrechnung · the cadence |
The other four settlement types this engine produces — MSB-Rechnung (31009), Gas-AWH Sperrung (31011), Redispatch Kostenblatt, dezentrale Einspeisung (§18 StromNEV) — are left untyped on purpose. They are not network-use invoices, and typing them as one would assert something the AHB does not.
netznutzungrechnungstyp is the one field two different things decide. The
Mehr-/Mindermengen codes follow from the settlement, and so does
Abschlagsrechnung, because PID 31001 is that document. The rest —
Turnus-, Monats-, Abschluss-, Zwischenrechnung — describe the billing
cadence, which the same NNE computation does not carry: it is billed
monthly or annually depending on contract. So it rides on
InvoiceDocument::cadence, and with neither present the field stays unset
rather than guessing a rhythm nothing supports.
BDEW Artikelnummern architecture
Which article number applies to which position in which settlement is domain
logic, so it lives here — BillingPositionKind::artikelnummer(settlement_type)
returns the BDEW codelist name as a &'static str, a plain string that costs
the core engine no BO4E type. The bo4e bridge parses it into the enum
(bo4e::kind_to_artikelnummer); a consumer rendering something else parses it
its own way.
flowchart LR
calc["grid_billing<br/>settle_*()"]
pos["SettlementPosition<br/>.kind: BillingPositionKind<br/>.trace: CalculationTrace"]
bridge["feature bo4e<br/>kind_to_artikelnummer()"]
bo4e["Rechnungsposition<br/>.artikelnummer ← Gas/MMM/KA<br/>.artikel_id ← NNE Strom/AWH Gas"]
calc --> pos --> bridge --> bo4e
note1["BK6-20-160:<br/>NNE Strom replaced<br/>artikelnummer → artikel_id<br/>from PreisblattNetznutzung"]
note2["BDEW Codeliste v5.6:<br/>Gas NNE/MMM/KA use<br/>classic 9990001… codes<br/>AWH: 2-01-7-001/002"]
note1 -.->|Strom| bo4e
note2 -.->|Gas| bo4e
artikelnummer answers None where the position carries an Artikel-ID
instead — every Strom NNE position since BK6-20-160, the AWH Gas 2-01-7-xxx
positions, and the Abschlag, which prices nothing. The renderer resolves those
from the price sheet or the input.
Responsibility split
| Responsibility | Where |
|---|---|
| Settlement math + legal refs | grid-billing |
BO4E Rechnung conversion |
grid_billing::bo4e — feature bo4e, off by default |
| INVOIC plausibility checks | invoic-checker |
| EDIFACT serialization + AS4 dispatch | makod |
The feature is off by default so the settlement engine stays publishable and
rubo4e-free for a consumer that renders something else; netzbilanzd and
invoicd both enable it.
| Feature | Pulls in | Enables |
|---|---|---|
| (default) | billing, rust_decimal, serde, thiserror, time |
the settlement engine |
bo4e |
rubo4e, serde_json |
bo4e::into_rechnung, kind_to_artikelnummer, rechnungstyp_for, netznutzungrechnungsart_for, netznutzungrechnungstyp_for |
Domain types
SettlementResult — canonical output
InvoiceDocument — the settlement presented as an invoice
Nothing on InvoiceDocument affects what is owed. numbered_positions() assigns
the 1-based document numbering at render time.
Helper methods on SettlementResult:
| Method | Returns | Description |
|---|---|---|
is_clean() |
bool |
true when no Warning/Error severity items in warnings |
recomputed_total() |
Decimal |
Re-sums positions — should equal total_eur (regression guard) |
all_legal_refs() |
Vec<String> |
Deduplicated citation strings across all positions |
positions_count() |
usize |
Number of settlement positions |
SettlementPosition with CalculationTrace
Every position carries a full audit record so any amount can be explained without
re-running the calculation. The kind field drives the BDEW Artikelnummer mapping
in the service layer. A position carries no position number and no
Artikel-ID: both are properties of the document that presents the settlement,
not of the calculation — an adapter numbers the positions it renders and resolves
Artikel-IDs (AWH Gas 2-01-7-xxx, NNE Strom from the PreisblattNetznutzung)
from the price sheet:
// No position number and no Artikel-ID: both are properties of the document that
// presents the settlement, not of the calculation.
LegalReference
.citation() returns a short German-language string (e.g. "StromNEV §17",
"KAV §2 Abs. 2", "ARegV §17"). Repealed ordinances carry their expiry:
StromNzv/GasNzv append "(außer Kraft seit 01.01.2026)".
Sect14aModule
Sect14aModule::Modul1.label() = "§14a EnWG Modul 1 (pauschale Reduzierung)";
.bnentza_reference() = "BK8-22/010-A" for all three modules.
TariffSource
Sparte — commodity dispatch
Sparte is required on NneInput and MmmInput. The calculation automatically
selects the correct legal references and SettlementType (from which
default_pid() yields the PID) — the caller sets no PID for standard Gas paths.
SettlementType
SettlementType::default_pid() returns the standard PID for the type; it is 0
for RedispatchKostenblatt and DezentraleEinspeisung, which are not EDIFACT
market processes. MmmGas and MmmStrom share PID 31005, and NneGas and
NneStrom share 31002, but each pair carries different legal references.
BillingPositionKind — BDEW Artikelnummern bridge
BillingPositionKind is the rubo4e-free type carried by every SettlementPosition.kind.
bo4e::kind_to_artikelnummer maps it to rubo4e::current::BdewArtikelnummer
under the bo4e feature; the core engine only ever holds the codelist name.
NNE Strom (PID 31002): BK6-20-160 replaced classic
artikelnummercodes withartikel_idfrom the BNetzA Netznutzungspreisblatt. The service layer (netzbilanzd,invoicd) populatesRechnungsposition.artikel_idfrom the tariff sheet for those positions;BillingPositionKind::artikelnummer(settlement_type)returnsNonefor Strom NNE. Gas NNE, MMM, Konzessionsabgabe still use classic Artikelnummer codes.
Source: BDEW Codeliste Artikelnummern und Artikel-ID v5.6 (valid 01.09.2025).
KaKundengruppe / GemeindeGroesse — KAV §2 classifier
KAV applies two orthogonal tests: contract type (Tarifkunde vs Sondervertragskunde), and — for Tarifkunden — municipality size, not annual consumption.
KaKundengruppe::hoechstsatz_ct_per_kwh(sparte) returns the statutory KAV §2
Höchstbetrag (or None for Exempt, and for Schwachlast on Gas).
.kav_paragraph(sparte) returns the paragraph the group is governed by
("§2 Abs. 2", "§2 Abs. 3", or — where no Konzessionsabgabe may be charged at
all — "§2 Abs. 4" for Strom and "§2 Abs. 5" for Gas) and .label(sparte) the
position text. The group is carried on Konzessionsabgabe.klasse, so the ceiling
check always has what it needs: settle_nne emits KA_ABOVE_KAV_MAXIMUM when
the agreed rate exceeds the ceiling, and KA_CHARGED_WHILE_EXEMPT when a rate is
applied where the Verordnung forbids one.
The two prohibitions are Abs. 4 and Abs. 5, not Abs. 7. Abs. 4 forbids a Konzessionsabgabe for Strom-Sondervertragskunden below the Grenzpreis, Abs. 5 for Gas above 5 Millionen kWh je Jahr und Abnahmefall or below the Gas-Grenzpreis. Abs. 7 is a classification rule: a Niederspannungslieferung counts as a Tariflieferung unless the gemessene Leistung exceeds 30 kW in at least two months of the Abrechnungsjahr and the Jahresverbrauch exceeds 30 000 kWh. Deciding that is the caller's, which is why the group arrives with the rate.
Who uses this library
| Consumer | Role | Use case |
|---|---|---|
netzbilanzd |
NB (and MSB for 31009) | Generate INVOIC 31001/31002/31005/31011 to LF/LFG, and 31009 from the MSB to NB/LF/ESA |
invoicd |
LF | INVOIC PID 31006, selbst ausgestellt — same formula, LF-initiated |
Quick start
NNE flat-rate (SLP, Strom)
use ;
use ;
use Letztverbrauchergruppe;
use Decimal;
use date;
let settlement = settle_nne.expect;
// The settlement carries what was settled, not a PID — invoice number, dates and
// the Prüfidentifikator are properties of InvoiceDocument. SettlementType maps to
// the standard PID:
assert_eq!;
assert_eq!;
// recipient_mp_id is auto-populated from lf_mp_id:
assert_eq!;
// A Strom NNE settlement also carries the three netzseitige Umlagen (§19 StromNEV,
// Offshore, KWKG) alongside the Arbeit and Konzessionsabgabe positions.
for pos in &settlement.positions
NNE Gas (GasNEV §14)
use ;
use ;
// Only Sparte changes — GasNEV §14 legal refs and SettlementType::NneGas are automatic:
let settlement = settle_nne.unwrap;
assert_eq!;
assert_eq!;
§14a Modul 3 — zeitvariable Netzentgelte (HT/ST/NT, opt-in since 2025-04-01)
use ;
use ;
let settlement = settle_nne.unwrap;
// Positions: HT + ST + NT Arbeit, the three netzseitige Umlagen, and Konzessionsabgabe.
assert!;
§14a Modul 1 — pauschale Reduzierung (offered since 2024-01-01)
Modul 1 is a flat annual amount, credited pro rata for the settlement period. It does not scale with consumption — that is what makes it pauschal, and what separates it from Modul 2, which reduces the Arbeitspreis by a percentage. The energy is billed at the full Arbeitspreis and the credit sits beside it as its own position, so the invoice shows both.
use ;
use ;
use ;
let settlement = settle_nne.unwrap;
// Two positions: 1500 kWh × 0.035 = 52.50 EUR Arbeit, billed in full, and the
// credit beside it — 0.083333 of a year × −120.00 EUR/Jahr = −9.99996 EUR.
assert!;
assert_eq!;
Gas NNE with Grundpreis (GasNEV monthly standing charge)
use ;
use ;
let settlement = settle_nne.unwrap;
// Gas carries no netzseitige Umlagen: Grundpreis (15.00) + Arbeit (54.00) = 69.00 EUR
assert_eq!;
assert!;
GeLi Gas AWH Sperrprozesse (PID 31011)
use ;
use SettlementPeriod;
use date;
let settlement = settle_gas_awh.unwrap;
// Invoice number and dates live on InvoiceDocument, not on the settlement:
assert_eq!;
assert_eq!;
assert_eq!;
// Both positions cite BK7-24-01-009 §5.4
assert!;
Correction lifecycle (reversal + replacement pair)
Two different facts are recorded in two different places, and the split is deliberate:
- What was replaced — invoice numbers — lives on the
InvoiceDocument. The same pair of settlements can be presented under different invoice numbers, so the chain is a property of the documents exchanged. - Why the recalculation happened —
KorrekturGrund— lives on theSettlementResult. That is a fact about the settlement, and the invoice numbers never answer it: they cannot say whether the meter was wrong, the tariff was wrong, or the law changed underneath. Those have different consequences, soreverse()andcorrect()require the reason.
use ;
let original = settle_nne.unwrap;
let corrected = settle_nne.unwrap;
let =
correct;
assert_eq!;
assert_eq!;
assert_eq!;
assert_eq!;
assert!;
KorrekturGrund |
Meaning | Defect? |
|---|---|---|
Messwertkorrektur |
replaced or re-read metering (§ 60 Abs. 1 MsbG — the Aufbereitungs- und Übermittlungspflicht the corrected value discharges) | no |
Tarifkorrektur |
wrong tariff or price-sheet version applied | no |
Stammdatenkorrektur |
wrong Netzebene, KA-Klasse or Konzessionsgemeinde | yes |
RegulatorischeAenderung |
a regulatory change applies retroactively | no |
Rechenfehler |
arithmetic or logic error in the original | yes |
Clearing |
a clearing result between the parties (MMM, MaBiS) | no |
Sonstiges |
anything else — detail rides in the warnings | no |
indicates_defect() separates the two: a rising Rechenfehler count is an
engineering signal, a rising RegulatorischeAenderung count is not.
lineage_is_consistent() catches the state this exists to prevent — a
Correction with no reason, which looks like a complete settlement and answers
none of the questions an audit asks of one.
use ;
let original = settle_nne.unwrap;
// reverse() mirrors every position with the sign flipped. It takes the reason
// too — the storno invoice number and dates belong to the InvoiceDocument, but
// *why* the settlement was withdrawn is a fact about the settlement.
let storno = reverse;
assert_eq!;
assert_eq!;
Pre-calculation validation
use ;
let input = MmmInput ;
let v = validate_mmm_input;
if !v.is_valid
let settlement = settle_mmm.unwrap;
(settle_nne validates inline — malformed NNE input returns Err directly;
validate_mmm_input / validate_msb_input / validate_gas_awh_input exist
for the settlement types where a pre-flight warning list is useful.)
Running them is not optional. ValidationResult::is_valid goes false on any
Error-severity finding, and for a long time nothing read it: the engine
computed the finding, attached it to the result, and the service billed the
settlement anyway. An MSB input with billing_months = 0 produced a Grundgebühr
of nothing; a Gas-AWH input with no positions produced an empty invoice — both
sent to a counterparty who then had to dispute them back. netzbilanzd and
invoicd now refuse an invalid input before settling, naming the finding.
Conversion to a BO4E Rechnung (feature bo4e)
use ;
let rechnung: Rechnung = into_rechnung;
into_rechnung takes the document, not the settlement: rechnungsnummer,
rechnungsdatum and faelligkeitsdatum are document facts, and the 1-based
positionsnummer is assigned here rather than carried through the calculation.
Each position's artikelnummer comes from kind_to_artikelnummer, which is
None where an Artikel-ID applies instead; einzelpreis is rounded to 6 dp and
gesamtpreis to 5, the same figures the settlement states.
The trace travels with the position it explains, as a mako:calculation_trace
ZusatzAttribut, alongside settlement-level mako:legal_references and
mako:settlement_warnings. Once the Rechnung is stored the SettlementResult
is dropped, so those attributes are the only surviving record of why an amount
is what it is — and what a §20 EnWG audit or an LF dispute is answered from.
Generated invoice types
| PID | Description | Direction | Sparte |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31001 | Abschlagsrechnung Netznutzung | NB → LF | both |
| 31002 | NN-Rechnung Strom (Netznutzung) | NB → LF | Strom |
| 31002 | NN-Rechnung Gas (Netznutzung) | GNB → LFG | Gas (auto via Sparte::Gas) |
| 31005 | MMM-Rechnung (Mehr-/Mindermengensaldo) | NB → LF | both |
| 31006 | MMM Mehrmenge, selbst ausgestellt | LF | both |
| 31009 | MSB-Rechnung | MSB → NB / LF / ESA | Strom |
| 31011 | AWH Sperrprozesse Gas | GNB → LFG | Gas |
Billing position reference
NNE
| # | Position text | Unit | kind |
Condition | Legal basis | Artikelnummer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netznutzung Arbeit |
kWh | NneArbeit |
arbeitspreis: ArbeitspreisModell::Einheitlich |
StromNEV §21 (Strom) · GasNEV §14 (Gas) | Wirkarbeit (Gas); artikel_id (Strom) |
| 1–2 | Netznutzung Arbeit (§14a Modul 1) + §14a Modul 1 pauschale Reduzierung |
kWh · Jahr | NneArbeitModul1 |
arbeitspreis: ArbeitspreisModell::Modul1Pauschal |
§14a EnWG Modul 1 · BK8-22/010-A | same as NneArbeit |
| 1–3 | Netznutzung Arbeit HT/ST/NT (§14a Modul 3) |
kWh | NneArbeitHt / NneArbeitSt / NneArbeitNt |
arbeitspreis: ArbeitspreisModell::Modul3ZeitVariabel |
§14a EnWG Modul 3 · BK8-22/010-A | same as NneArbeit |
| opt | Netzentgelt Grundpreis Gas |
Monat | NneGasGrundpreis |
grundpreis set |
GasNEV §14 | Grundpreis |
| next | Netznutzung Leistung |
kW | NneLeistung |
leistungspreis set (RLM) — the Jahresleistungspreis pro-rated by calendar days |
StromNEV §17 Abs. 2 | Leistung (Gas); artikel_id (Strom) |
| next | Blindmehrarbeit |
kvarh | Blindmehrarbeit |
blindarbeit set and the draw exceeds the free share |
StromNEV §17 (Preisblatt) | Blindmehrarbeit |
| last | Konzessionsabgabe[tier] |
kWh | Konzessionsabgabe |
konzessionsabgabe set |
KAV §2 Abs. 2 | Konzessionsabgabe |
Blindmehrarbeit
A Netzbetreiber supplies a free share of reactive energy alongside the active energy and charges only what exceeds it. The customary boundary is a power factor of cos φ 0,9 — reactive energy up to tan φ ≈ 0,4843 of the active energy — but many Preisblätter round that to a flat 50 %, and some set separate shares for inductive and capacitive draw.
The share is therefore an input, not a constant: it is a term of the price
sheet, and hard-coding one would bill some networks wrongly.
Blindarbeit::COS_PHI_0_9 is the documented default.
use ;
use dec;
let blindarbeit = Some;
// 1 000 kWh active → 484,3 kvarh free → 115,7 kvarh charged.
An unused allowance is never a credit — the excess floors at zero. The charge rests on the Netzbetreiber's published Preisblatt, formed under StromNEV §17; it is not §18 (Entgelt für dezentrale Erzeugung) and not §19 (Sonderformen der Netznutzung).
MMM
Both positions are always emitted; the one that does not apply carries a zero quantity. The sign convention is GPKE's, from the network operator's side: measured below profile is an ungewollte Mehrmenge the NB reimburses, and measured above it is an ungewollte Mindermenge the NB invoices.
| # | Position text | kind |
Artikelnummer | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehrmengen (Gutschrift) |
Mehrmenge |
Mehrmenge |
actual < profil — the Mehrmengenpreis is negated, so the position multiplies out |
| 2 | Mindermengen |
Mindermenge |
Mindermenge |
actual > profil |
MSB
| # | Position text | kind |
Artikelnummer | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grundgebühr Messstellenbetrieb |
MsbGrundgebuehr |
EntgeltEinbauBetriebWartungMesstechnik |
Always |
| 2 | Messdienstleistung |
Messdienstleistung |
EntgeltMessungAblesung |
messdienstleistung_eur set |
AWH Gas Sperrprozesse (PID 31011)
| # | Position text | artikel_id |
Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| any | Sperrung Gaszähler |
2-01-7-001 |
Unterbrechung reguläre AZ |
| any | Entsperrung Gaszähler |
2-01-7-002 |
Wiederherstellung reguläre AZ |
| any | Erfolglose Unterbrechung |
2-01-7-003 |
Sperrung failed |
| any | Stornierung Sperrauftrag (Vortag) |
2-01-7-004 |
Cancelled day before |
| any | Stornierung Sperrauftrag (Sperrtag) |
2-01-7-005 |
Cancelled same day |
| any | Entsperrung außerhalb AZ |
2-01-7-006 |
Out of hours |
Source: BDEW Codeliste Artikelnummern und Artikel-ID v5.6, Section 3.2 (valid 01.09.2025).
Design invariants
| Invariant | Detail |
|---|---|
| No floating-point money | rust_decimal::Decimal throughout; EuroAmount for overflow guard. No f64. |
| rubo4e is opt-in | The engine returns SettlementResult and depends on no BO4E type; bo4e::into_rechnung() ships behind the off-by-default bo4e feature. |
recipient_mp_id auto-populated |
lf_mp_id (NNE/MMM) or empfaenger.mp_id (PID 31009) copied automatically; sender_mp_id is the NB, or the MSB for 31009. |
Sparte drives settlement type |
Sparte::Gas → SettlementType::NneGas, GasNEV §14. NN-Rechnung is PID 31002 for both Sparten — the Sparte rides on Rechnung.sparte, not on the Prüfidentifikator. |
| Every position cites regulation | trace.legal_refs is non-empty for every position. Enables BNetzA audit without re-calculation. |
| Artikelnummer decided in this crate | BillingPositionKind::artikelnummer(settlement_type) returns the codelist name, or None where the position carries an Artikel-ID instead (Strom NNE, AWH Gas, Abschlag). The decision is never left to the renderer. |
MmmGas ≠ MmmStrom |
Separate SettlementType variants ensure correct legal refs (GaBi Gas 2.1 (BK7-24-01-008) vs GPKE (BK6-24-174) Teil 1 Kap. 8.4) per position. |
| Immutable correction chain | reverse() mirrors positions, sets status = Reversal, links via correction_of. Original never mutated. |
correct() pair |
Returns (reversal, replacement) — both get status set atomically; caller dispatches both. |
Abschläge reduce zuZahlen only |
gesamtnetto and gesamtsteuer stand; §14 Abs. 5 UStG taxes an Anzahlung on receipt, so the settling invoice does not tax it again. |
| Cadence is a document fact | IMD+7081 rides on InvoiceDocument::cadence, not on SettlementType: the same NNE settlement is the same arithmetic at any billing rhythm. The two exceptions are decided by the settlement — MMM and the Abschlag, whose PID is its cadence. |
| Pure functions | All settlement functions are sync with no side effects. |
recomputed_total guard |
debug_assert_eq!(result.total_eur, result.recomputed_total()) inside settle_nne and settle_gas_awh — catches rounding bugs in debug builds. settle_mmm is asserted in the test suite; settle_abschlag, settle_msb and settle_dezentrale_einspeisung are not yet covered either way. |
Related crates
| Crate | Role |
|---|---|
grid-billing ← this crate |
Grid-side settlement arithmetic — NNE, KA, MMM, MSB, Sperrprozesse Gas |
mako-markt |
Marktstammdaten — Marktlokation, Messlokation, Marktpartner, Rollenzuordnung — the model the settlement inputs are keyed on |
invoic-checker |
Validates the resulting Rechnung in the service layer |
energy-billing |
The retail (LF) counterpart — the customer's invoice |
mako-invoic |
The INVOIC settle/dispute workflow these invoices travel through |
netzbilanzd · invoicd |
Production daemons — NB billing, and LF selbstausstellen |
Part of mako, an open-source Rust platform for German energy market communication (Marktkommunikation). Full documentation: https://hupe1980.github.io/mako/