SunSpec Ecosystem Newsletter November 2021

Nov 17, 2021

On November 15th, President Biden passed a 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill, signaling an unequivocal win for the renewable energy industry. With roughly $555 billion allocated to climate and clean energy projects, including tax credits for renewables, energy storage, electric vehicles and the transmission grid, we are excitedly anticipating massive growth in many of the sectors that the SunSpec Alliance is actively developing standards for.

Four SunSpec Specifications Now in Countdown to APPROVAL

Mar 10, 2021

We’re excited to announce that four SunSpec specifications have entered the final countdown of moving from TEST to APPROVED status. During this 45-day window for technical comments and IPR Review, which will begin on March 11, 2021 and conclude on April 20,...

Kitu Systems End-to-End Software Suite Achieves SunSpec CSIP Certification

Oct 7, 2020

Kitu is first company to provide a fully SunSpec-certified software suite for CA Rule 21, including utility server, aggregator, gateway and end-device client. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, October 7, 2020 — Kitu Systems announces SunSpec certification of...

Obvius Partners with OpenEGrid to Provide California Rule 21 Compliant Solutions

Sep 10, 2020

IDAS Turn-Key Panels Deliver Flexible Solutions to Meet Each Partner’s Unique Needs Tualatin, OR, July 21, 2020 – Obvius, a Leviton company and a leading provider of data acquisition solutions, announced today their partnership with OpenEGrid to provide a California...

AlsoEnergy Collaborates with Inverter Manufacturers to Deliver SunSpec Certified™ Rule 21/IEEE 2030.5 Solutions

Jul 29, 2020

Article Published by AlsoEnergy As a SunSpec certified CSIP 2030.5 Aggregator, AlsoEnergy is approved to provide telemetry and SCADA solutions for Rule 21/IEEE 2030.5 projects. The company is now collaborating with several leading global inverter manufacturers as they...

California Rule 21 Phase 2 Goes Into Effect This Month

Jun 10, 2020

Attestation requirements kick in and new CEC equipment list is published. Dear SunSpec Alliance Members and Friends, On June 22, 2020, California Rule 21 Phase 2 (and part of Phase 3) communication requirements go into effect. After that time, any solar inverter or...

CA Rule 21 Deadline Extended to June 22, 2020

Apr 7, 2020

CPUC Decision to Extend CA RULE 21 Deadline Cites COVID-19 On March 20, 2020 the California Public Utilities Commission issued an extension of the CA Rule 21 compliance deadline, pushing the date to June 22, 2020. This includes the Smart Inverter Phase 2...

Fall Quarter: Secure Communication Networking for Distributed Energy Resources

Aug 8, 2019

Date: Fall Quarter, Starting September 24, 2019 Location: Online Description: This fully online 9 week course is intended to provide current and future engineers working in the distributed energy industry with the information they need to design products that...

Bulletin: CA Rule 21 DRAFT Resolution E-5000

Jun 6, 2019

DRAFT Resolution E-5000 clarifies smart inverter communications requirements in response to the petition of the California Solar & Storage Association for modification of Resolutions E-4832 and E-4898 June 6, 2019 Today the California Public Utilities...

CA Rule 21 – Comments on Petition of the CALSSA for Modification of Resolution E-4832 and Resolution E-4898 and Subsequent Responses to Petition

Apr 30, 2019

PDF of Full Document Text of Letter: April 29, 2019 Subject: Comments on Petition of the California Solar & Storage Association for Modification of Resolution E-4832 and Resolution E-4898 and Subsequent Responses to Petition. With this letter and the attached...