SUNSPEC News & Events
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March 29, 2024
SunSpec Alliance Presents At The Utility Cyber Security Forum, Provides Update On State-Level Cyber Adoption
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March 28, 2024
SunSpec Cybersecurity Certification Program: 2024 REQUIREMENTS & TEST PROCEDURES
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March 28, 2024
RECAP: Intertek & SunSpec Cybersecurity Certification of Distributed Energy Resources
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February 20, 2024
SunSpec Cybersecurity Certification Program Phase 1: Recertification Policy
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December 12, 2023
Communication Interface Defects Revealed In UL 1741 SB Certified Inverters
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July 21, 2023
SunSpec & Sandia DER Cybersecurity Webinar: The Foundation of EV Charging Infrastructure
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April 17, 2023
Responsible Cybersecurity Vulnerability Disclosure Practices for the DER Industry.
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March 22, 2023
Cybersecurity Webinar Series: INTRODUCING INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS (ICS4ICS)
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January 11, 2022
Smart Grid International Research Facility Network (SIRFN) Colabs with SunSpec for Interoperability Testing
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November 18, 2021
November 2021 SunSpec Member News: Infrastructure Bill and What it Means for EV Charging Standards
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June 28, 2021
SunSpec Alliance Announces Partnership with the Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy (RISE) Consortium
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March 18, 2021
SunSpec Offers Response to CALSSA Letter About IEEE 1547-2018 Compliance Date
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March 9, 2021
SunSpec Alliance Releases SVP Dashboard Test Platform To Enable IEEE 1547 Communication Testing For Distributed Energy Resources
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February 11, 2021
SunSpec Alliance Selected to Build Electrification Testbed at UC San Diego
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November 17, 2020
VetJobs Celebrates Military and Veterans With Salute to Industry Initiative
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October 20, 2020
Searching AHJs for solar permitting? Check this free, crowd-sourced registry
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October 7, 2020
Energy Toolbase Integrates its Controls Software with BYD’s Energy Storage Solution
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September 15, 2020
MESA Standards Alliance and SunSpec Alliance Announce MESA-Device Certification Program
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September 10, 2020
Obvius Partners with OpenEGrid to Provide California Rule 21 Compliant Solutions
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September 1, 2020
SunCast Podcast Episode 290: How SunSpec is Advancing Rapid Shutdown for Solar
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August 11, 2020
PXiSE Energy Solutions Earns World’s First IEEE 2030.5 Server Certification for Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Management Systems
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July 29, 2020
AlsoEnergy Collaborates with Inverter Manufacturers to Deliver SunSpec Certified™ Rule 21/IEEE 2030.5 Solutions
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June 9, 2020
SunSpec: Smart inverter communication now a national standard, here’s what comes next
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May 22, 2020
A Smart Alliance: QualityLogic + SunSpec Alliance Partner to Expand the Testing and Certification of Smart Energy Resources
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May 21, 2020
QualityLogic + SunSpec Alliance Partner to Expand the Testing and Certification of Smart Energy Resources
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May 13, 2020
SunSpec Alliance Receives More Support for Rapid Shutdown Communication Standard
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August 27, 2019
Communication Signal for Rapid Shutdown SunSpec Interoperability Specification
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August 8, 2019
Fall Quarter: Secure Communication Networking for Distributed Energy Resources
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May 21, 2019
Fronius Symo Advanced Inverter Receives First SunSpec Rapid Shutdown Certification
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April 30, 2019
CA Rule 21 – Comments on Petition of the CALSSA for Modification of Resolution E-4832 and Resolution E-4898 and Subsequent Responses to Petition
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April 30, 2019
Summer Quarter: Secure Communication Networking for Distributed Energy Resources
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March 14, 2019
Webinar Three: Implement Strong Cybersecurity with PKI in the Distributed Energy Resource Industry
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February 28, 2019
Spring Quarter: Secure Communication Networking for Distributed Energy Resources
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February 6, 2019
Sneak Peek Webinar for the SunSpec March 25 Workshop, California Rule 21: Roadmap to August 22, 2019
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January 14, 2019
New Standard Communication Model Enables Grid Operators to Enhance Performance, Value of Distributed Energy Resources
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January 7, 2019
SunSpec Alliance and UC San Diego Extension Announce Winter 2019 CA Rule 21 and Secure Communication Networking Courses
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January 3, 2019
SunSpec Market Bulletin: CA Rule 21 Smart Inverter Communications Requirements February 22, 2019 Deadline Extended to August 22, 2019
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December 21, 2018
What are the Different Types of Solar Education Available Through SunSpec?
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December 20, 2018
Cybersecurity: The Hackers are Already Through the Utilities’ Doors, so What’s Next?
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December 10, 2018
NEC 2017 Primer for Solar Installers: Manufacturers Explain How Their Products Meet the Updated Code
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December 1, 2018
Best Practices for Operation and Maintenance of Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Systems; 3rd Edition
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November 28, 2018
Meet the Instructor: Mike Bourton, VP of Business Development at Kitu Systems
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November 8, 2018
The Orange Button ‘Gridvolution’: A Critical Tool for Taking the Energy Transition Digital
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November 7, 2018
Winter Quarter: Secure Communication Networking for Distributed Energy Resources
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November 6, 2018
Taking the Lead on Solar-panel Safety with a Reference Design Specifically for Rapid Shutdown
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September 6, 2018
SunSpec Alliance to Convene Global Technology Leaders to Discuss The “Electricity Grid in Evolution” on September 12, 2018
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September 5, 2018
Technical Track: Secure Communication Networking for Distributed Energy Resources
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August 24, 2018
Software Developers Can Build Out Project Data Standards with Orange Button Working Group
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June 14, 2018
Wivity joins the SunSpec Alliance as a contributing member to simplify Rule 21 Phase 2 compliance
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April 18, 2018
POWERHUB: “THE NEFARIOUS DATA PRACTICES THAT ARE DRIVING UP COSTS (AND DRIVING US NUTS)”
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September 12, 2017
SunSpec Alliance and XBRL US Announce Public Review of Orange Button Solar Data Standards
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September 11, 2017
Open Communication Specification Released To Address PV Module Rapid Shutdown Regulations
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February 24, 2017
“Watts up in Solar” – A podcast series covering solar asset management news from across the globe
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December 1, 2016
Unlocking Grid Data Enabling Data: “Access and Transparency to Drive Innovation in the Electric Grid”
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October 26, 2016
Typhoon Hill: Power Electronics and Microgrid Control Design & Testing in the 21st century
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October 26, 2016
Ideal Power Announces Fabrication of First Double-Sided B-TRANT Power Semiconductor Devices
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September 26, 2016
REGISTER TODAY: Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Management with IEEE 2030.5™ – November 1st
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June 1, 2016
U.S. State Interconnection Regulations Drive Two-Way Communication Requirements, Set Stage for Global Deployment
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April 20, 2016
SunSpec Alliance Receives U.S. Energy Department Funding to Develop Open Solar Data Exchange Technology
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February 19, 2016
EPRI and SunSpec DistribuTECH Advanced Inverter and Communications Briefing
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December 8, 2015
SunSpec Solar Tracker Workgroup Leader, Array Technologies, Launches New Product
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December 1, 2015
Best Practices in Photovoltaic System Operations and Maintenance 2nd Edition
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September 10, 2015
SunSpec Alliance Receives California Grant to Study and Deploy Communication Standards for Smart Solar Plus Storage
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September 3, 2015
Member News: Inverter Direct Monitoring with Solar-Log® and SunSpec at SPI
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June 24, 2015
Solectria Renewables Introduces the PVI 36TL Transformerless Three-Phase String Inverter
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June 16, 2015
SunSpec Presents PV Finance Conference and Solar Asset Symposium at Intersolar
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December 16, 2014
SunSpec Collaborates with SolarPlaza Asset Management Conference April 1&2, San Francisco
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May 13, 2014
SunSpec and EPIA to host “Solar Systems Finance & Securitization Symposium” at Intersolar Europe on June 5
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March 1, 2012
INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT FOR THE STORAGE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES – March 13-14 Dusseldorf Germany
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February 28, 2012
6th Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Conference and Exhibition 27-29 June – Las Vegas
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February 27, 2012
“Participating in the SunSpec PlugFest 2011 was a great opportunity” – Fronius USA Solar
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February 21, 2012
Sunspec Alliance Chairman To Address 22nd Annual Meeting Electricity Storage Association May 2-4 Washington DC
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January 29, 2012
SunSpec Alliance annual members meeting on January 31st and February 1st 2012 in Las Vegas.
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January 12, 2012
Solectria Renewables Expands Workforce Adding 65% to the Clean Energy Sector in 2011
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December 23, 2011
SolarTech 2012 4th annual Solar Leadership Summit is now open for collaboration, registration, and sponsorship
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December 5, 2011
Inverter and PV System Technology Forum – USA 2012 27-28 February 2012 San Francisco, USA
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November 6, 2011
ENGENUITY SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF SUNSPEC CERTIFIED SOLAR PRODUCTS
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October 1, 2011
Second Annual – Plug Fest – Sun Spec Alliance SunSpec Plug Fest October 4-5, 2011
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