Webinar Recap – Unlocking Grid Flexibility: Updates on Flexible Service Connection & 2030.5 CSIP

April 21, 2025

This SunSpec Alliance webinar brought together leading experts to explore how flexible service connections are unlocking new grid capacity and enabling more dynamic DER integration. Speakers included Vish Ganti (DER Security), Adarsh Madhavan (PG&E), Pradeep Mishra (Aurion Systems), Ben Schwartz (Clean Coalition), and Thomas Tansy and Dylan Tansy from SunSpec Alliance.

Topics ranged from PG&E’s Flex Connect pilot and Australia’s dynamic export trials to cybersecurity challenges, evolving communication protocols like IEEE 2030.5, and the importance of policy alignment and customer engagement. The session also previewed SunSpec’s continued leadership in updating CSIP test procedures and launched the call for participation in the upcoming CSIP Workgroup.

Watch the recording and read the full recap to catch up on the insights shaping the future of grid flexibility.

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Important Announcement:

Coming May 1st: Join the SunSpec 2030.5 Profiles / CSIP Test Procedures Workgroup

We’re launching a new CSIP Workgroup to drive the next phase of 2030.5 implementation and interoperability testing. The first three meetings are open to everyone — no agreement or membership required. After that, Membership in the SunSpec Alliance is required for commercial entities to participate, click here to join before May 17 to receive 10% off your first year of Membership. Members of the Alliance can sign up for the Workgroup here in the Member Portal.

Government employees, non-profits, researchers, academics, and students are free to participate under the Limited Participation Agreement. Special exceptions for reasons of hardship may also be made for companies to participate under the LPA. Contact membership@sunspec.org to inquire.

Join via Google Meet using the link below:

SunSpec 2030.5 CSIP Test Procedures Work Group
Thursday, May 1 · 1:30 – 2:30pm
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles

Google Meet Link

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