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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 & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Webinar
SunSpec & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Working Group WebinarDate: January 21, 2021 Time: 9-10am Pacific Join the SunSpec & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Working Group for an educational webinar featuring the Cybersecurity Advisory Team for State Solar (CATSS)....
Fronius Webinar: SunSpec Makes PV Shutdown Easy
Fronius Webinar: SunSpec Makes PV Shutdown EasyDate: January 26, 2021 Time: 11 am - 12 pm (Pacific) About the Event: As most of the states in the US have adopted the 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC), SunSpec's open industry standard for Rapid Shutdown is gaining...
EPRI, IREC and SunSpec Alliance Webcast: Common File Format for DER Settings Exchange and Storage
Date: Thursday, December 17th, 2020 Time: 12:00-1:00 pm PST WebEx Link: https://epri.webex.com/epri/j.php?MTID=me03fd0f9df6e0f990afbc841477ac67e Meeting Number: 178 379 7049 Meeting Password: QmcxQ4aAf96 US Toll Free: 1-855-797-9485 US Toll: 1-415-655-0002 Access...
SunSpec Alliance 2020 Annual Member Meeting
SunSpec Alliance 2020 Annual Member Meeting Date: December 8th and 9th, 2020 Time: See Schedule for Details Join us on December 8th and 9th for the SunSpec Alliance 2020 Annual Member Meeting! This event is FREE to Members of the SunSpec Alliance. Contact...
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Standardization: The sign of a maturing solar industry
Original Article Published by PV Magazine By Tom Tansy The model of industry-wide standardization is one that the solar industry should look to achieve. A set of reliable rapid-shutdown standards will provide installers with the same level of choice and simplicity...
SunSpec Alliance Joins Energy Web, Announces Strategic Partnership
Original Article Published by Medium. San Jose, Calif. and Zug, Switzerland — 18 August 2020 — SunSpec Alliance (SunSpec) has joined as a member of Energy Web. Today the two organizations also jointly announced a strategic partnership to co-develop digital standards,...
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SunSpec Ecosystem Monthly Newsletter January 2021
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SunSpec Ecosystem Monthly Newsletter DECEMBER 2020
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