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SunSpec Alliance
The SunSpec Alliance is an alliance of over 100 solar and storage distributed energy industry participants, together pursuing information standards to enable “plug & play” system interoperability. SunSpec standards address operational aspects of solar PV power and energy storage plants on the smart grid—including residential, commercial, and utility-scale systems—thus reducing cost, promoting technology innovation, and accelerating industry growth.
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SunSpec Alliance 2022 Annual Member Meeting and DER Technology Conference
Register Here About this event SunSpec set the communication standards that define Distributed Energy Resource (DER) management and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging industries. These standards and the technologies they represent are going mainstream. Are you ready? Come...
Using MITRE ATT&CK® To Understand Operational Failure Modes In Industrial Control Systems
SunSpec & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Webinar: Using MITRE ATT&CK® To Understand Operational Failure Modes In Industrial Control Systems Date: August 25, 2022 Time: 9-10 am Pacific Understanding how your systems can fail is a vital component in...
SunSpec & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Webinar: Integrated Cyber Risk Management for DER and EV Charger Supply Chains
SunSpec & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Webinar: Network Traffic Analysis with Malcolm
SunSpec & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Webinar: Defending America's Rural Electrical Grids: How to work with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Threat Analysis Center Date: June 23, 2022 Time: 9-10am Pacific Speaker: Seth Grover, Cybersecurity...
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SunSpec March 2023 Ecosystem Newsletter
Patent Office Invalidates Tigo Energy, Inc.’s Patent Claims
Patent Office Invalidates Tigo Energy, Inc.’s Patent Claims in Response to SunSpec Alliance IPR Challenge SAN JOSE, CA – January 30, 2023 – The SunSpec Alliance, the open information standards and certification organization for the Distributed Energy Resources (DER)...
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Introducing Phase 1 of the SunSpec Cybersecurity Certification Program
The first step of a comprehensive cybersecurity certification program that will help secure the distributed energy grid. Distributed energy is a major component of our energy future, giving us cleaner and more diverse energy sources and a more resilient grid. However,...
Responsible Cybersecurity Vulnerability Disclosure Practices for the DER Industry.
Responsible Cybersecurity Vulnerability Disclosure Practices for the DER Industry Abstract Vulnerability disclosure is the practice of reporting security flaws in computer software or hardware. Security researchers and others examine software and hardware products...
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