Webinar Registration: Unlocking Grid Capacity with Kalkitech

 Join the SunSpec Alliance and Kalkitech for an in-depth webinar showcasing how open interoperability standards and real-world utility deployments are enabling faster, more reliable DER integration.

Drawing on more than five years of field experience supporting major utility programs, this session explores proven implementations of California Rule 21 telemetry, Flexible Interconnection programs, and Distribution Investment Deferral Framework (DIDF) projects using IEEE 2030.5 and SunSpec standards.

Designed for utility operators, engineers, program managers, and DER solution providers, this webinar moves beyond theory to deliver practical insights from experts at Applied Systems Engineering, White Pine Renewables, Kalkitech, and the SunSpec Alliance. Attendees will gain a firsthand look at PG&E’s Blackwell’s Corner and Lakeview DIDF projects, where a small grid scale battery energy storage system was successfully integrated to unlock grid capacity, automate dispatch, participate in capacity and ancillary service markets, and defer costly substation upgrades.

The session will also examine the importance of long-term lifecycle management, cybersecurity, and standards-based interoperability in building scalable DER programs. Learn how SunSpec specifications and IEEE 2030.5 help create a common framework for connecting distributed energy resources across diverse utility environments while simplifying engineering, improving interoperability, and supporting future Virtual Power Plant (VPP) initiatives.

Whether you’re expanding existing DER programs or planning new battery storage deployments, this webinar will provide practical guidance and proven strategies for accelerating secure, standards-based grid modernization.

What You’ll Learn

• Real-World Utility Case Study: Hear directly from White Pine Renewables about the PG&E Blackwell DIDF project and how a grid-scale BESS resolved substation and feeder congestion while deferring traditional infrastructure upgrades.
• The Role of Open Standards: Discover how the SunSpec Alliance’s work on interoperability and IEEE 2030.5 helps utilities simplify DER integration and reduce engineering complexity.
• Simplifying Engineering: Learn how SunSpec Modbus to IEEE 2030.5 auto-mapping streamlines configuration and accelerates deployment.
• Utility Lifecycle Management: Explore lessons learned from long-term utility deployments and the importance of ongoing lifecycle support for reliable DER operations.
• Cybersecurity and PKI Flexibility: Understand how SunSpec-approved PKI simplifies secure deployments while maintaining the flexibility to support utility-specific PKI requirements.
• Bridging IT and OT: Learn practical strategies for seamlessly connecting field devices, master aggregators, DERMS, SCADA, and operational systems to support advanced grid services.