SunSpec News
What’s the Status of the Smart Grid?
For full article, visit Solar Power World By Kelsey Misbrener Inverters are now required to be ‘smart’ and perform certain grid assistance roles thanks to the updated IEEE code. But what’s the status of the smart grid in general? The concept and capabilities of the...
Currents Podcast: The Orange Button Standard
Jon Previtali from Wells Fargo and Tom Tansy from the Sunspec Alliance join Todd Alexander, host of Currents Podcast, to discuss the Orange Button data standard, explaining what it is and why the solar industry is in need of a data standard. We discuss how the...
Webinar Three: Implement Strong Cybersecurity with PKI in the Distributed Energy Resource Industry
Obtaining SunSpec Certificates and the IEEE 2030.5 Specification Date Wednesday, June 12, 2019 11am Pacific Co-Hosts Kyrio and Sectigo Speakers Tom Tansy, Chairman, SunSpec Alliance Ron Ih, Director, Business Development, Kyrio Security Solutions Damon Kachur, Vice...
Webinar Two: Cybersecurity Fundamentals for the DER Industry
An overview of cybersecurity and authentication for solar and solar plus storage networks in the U.S. Date Wednesday, May 8, 2019 11am Pacific Co-Host Kyrio Speakers Tom Tansy, Chairman, SunSpec Alliance Ron Ih, Director, Business Development, Kyrio Security...
Experts Only Podcast: Orange Button
Listen to Clean Capital's Mark Garrett speak with Charlie Isaacs, Chief Technology Officer of Salesforce in this podcast about technology in solar finance, particularly Orange Button. Listen to the Podcast
Webinar One: Cybersecurity in Solar, an Overview
Cybersecurity and authentication for distributed energy resource networks in the U.S. Date Wednesday, April 10, 2019 11am Pacific Co-Host Kyrio Speakers Tom Tansy, Chairman, SunSpec Alliance Bob Fox, Principal Engineer, SunSpec Alliance Massimiliano Pala, Principal...
Can You Hack the Grid Using an Inverter?
Maybe. But you’d be better off using a laptop. And no, Huawei inverters aren’t going to cause a blackout. For full article, visit PV Magazine USA by Christian Roselund On Monday, 11 U.S. senators sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, calling...
Spring Quarter: Secure Communication Networking for Distributed Energy Resources
Date: Spring Quarter, Starting April 9, 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 incorporate...
California Rule 21: Roadmap to August 22, 2019
Join SunSpec for California Rule 21: Roadmap to August 22, 2019, March 25, 2019 in concert with the Solarplaza, Solar Asset Management NA event in San Francisco. The price for the workshop is $400 which can be attended as a standalone event. Get 15% discount on your...
SunSpec Alliance Announces Kyrio as Official PKI Provider
The SunSpec Official Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Provider will deliver high-quality digital certificate provisioning services for Distributed Energy Resources. SAN JOSE, CA – February 12, 2019 – SunSpec Alliance, the information standards and certification...
Solar Asset Management North America
Date March 26-27, 2019 SunSpec Alliance is an official content partner for Solar Asset Management, North America, March 26-27, 2019 in San Francisco. Now in its sixth year, Solar Asset Management NA by Solarplaza is a solar energy conference for professionals who look...
Sneak Peek Webinar for the SunSpec March 25 Workshop, California Rule 21: Roadmap to August 22, 2019
On March 19 via webinar, SunSpec will review the topics to be covered in depth at the upcoming workshop, California Rule 21: Roadmap to August 22, 2019. Those considering attendance at the March 25 event in San Francisco can get a sneak peek at the content for the...
Solar Standards: What is SunSpec?
Join Tom Tansy of the SunSpec Alliance and Chris Connell, National Tech Sales Advisor for Fronius at this March 13 webinar hosted by CivicSolar related to the Rapid Shutdown protocol and NEC 2017 mandate. They will discuss the importance of standardizing solar...
5th Annual Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) Symposium
Date February 19, 2019 Location Sacramento Convention Center Sacramento, CA Thomas Tansy, Chairman of the SunSpec Alliance will participate as a panelist for the Going Beyond Batteries to Provide Grid Flexibility panel at the 5th Annual Electric Program Investment...
Data-in-Flight Cybersecurity Workgroup Kick-off
Date February 13, 2019 9:00 am Pacific This work group is dedicated to cybersecurity for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), led by industry experts from SunSpec Alliance, Sandia National Laboratories and GridSME. The work group will determine security requirements...
Drive Down Solar Soft Costs with Data Standards
The Orange Button Initiative wants to significantly reduce the cost of your solar install For full article, visit Solar r.e.view by Solar r.e.view | Illustration by Tom Miller Solar soft costs are most often associated with project-related activities like permitting,...
Seven SunSpec Alliance Authorized Test Laboratories Announced
SunSpec Certified™ Authorized Test Laboratories address testing requirements inherent in CA Rule 21 and 2017 NEC® data communications functionality. SAN JOSE, CA – January 22, 2019 – SunSpec Alliance, the information standards and certification organization for the...
New Standard Communication Model Enables Grid Operators to Enhance Performance, Value of Distributed Energy Resources
PALO ALTO, Calif. (January 14, 2019) – A collaborative team published a new Application Note, DNP3 Application Note AN2018-001 – DNP3 Profile for Communications with Distributed Energy Resources, to help grid operators communicate with distributed energy resources...