SunSpec Work Groups

About SunSpec Work Groups

SunSpec hosts a series of technical workgroups to develop interoperability specifications for smart inverters, energy storage, cybersecurity, financial data exchange, and solar performance management.

Who Should Participate

We encourage product developers, product managers, and software engineers working in Distributed Energy to attend as we will be discussing technical content required to specify information models and data communication interfaces. Please come ready to contribute.

Participation Rules

SunSpec runs an open process that conforms to the SunSpec Alliance intellectual property rights policy. This policy enables us to offer SunSpec specifications to the public free of charge under an open source license. To participate in the workgroups, you must either be a Member of the SunSpec Alliance or engage as a Limited Participant.

Active Work Groups

DER Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Certification
SunSpec Device Interface (SunSpec Modbus)
IEEE 2030.5 Conformance Profiles
IEEE 2030.5 / SAE J3072 EV Charging Profile

Inactive Work Groups

SunSpec Blockchain
SunSpec Orange Button
SunSpec Rapid Shutdown
Australian Market Advisory Council

Join Now

If you would like to join the SunSpec Alliance, and there are many important reasons to do so, become a Member of the SunSpec Alliance or contact SunSpec Member Services for more information.

To participate in the work groups without being a member, apply to join as a Limited Participant.

get in touch

This form is intended to collect input, suggestions and technical feedback that will be integrated into SunSpec Alliance specifications and test specifications currently awaiting approval. 

By filling out this form, Responder agrees that any such feedback is given on a non-confidential basis and hereby waives any confidentiality restrictions for such Feedback. In addition, Responder grants to SunSpec Alliance a worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable through multiple tiers of sublicensees, royalty-free right and license under Responder’s copyrights to use, copy, reproduce, modify, create derivative works and directly or indirectly distribute, make available and communicate to public the Feedback in or in connection to any SunSpec Alliance work products.

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