AMPECO and OpenADR Alliance partner to unlock energy flexibility opportunities in Europe

OpenADR is becoming the most common standard for EV charging demand response applications

30 November – ENLIT Europe - Frankfurt, Germany

AMPECO and OpenADR Alliance have announced their partnership at Enlit Europe 2022 in Frankfurt, to empower global utilities and charge point operators in unlocking energy flexibility opportunities. Coinciding with Europe’s largest event for distributed energy resources with more than 15,000 attendees, today’s announcement demonstrates the growing momentum for cloud-based demand response (DR) solutions in the context of electric vehicle (EV) charging.

OpenADR Alliance Announces First Certified EcoPort Products

Rheem, American Standard, e-Radio Debut CTA-2045 Compliant
Water Heaters, Components

San Ramon, CA- October 26, 2022- The OpenADR Alliance today announced that two major water-heating manufacturers, Rheem and American Standard Water Heaters have achieved EcoPort certification, the Alliance’s newest certification program.  In addition a component module provider e-Radio Inc., also achieved EcoPort certification. EcoPort, the consumer-facing brand for the ANSI/CTA-2045 technical standard was created by a collaborative group of utilities, manufacturers and government stakeholders, and helps local electric utilities support water heaters and other appliances as part of peak-load management or other customer programs.

OpenADR Alliance Sees Record Growth of EV Industry and Membership
Sunil Goyal From Ford Motor Company to Join OpenADR Alliance Board of Directors

San Ramon, CA- September 20, 2022- The OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation created to foster the development, adoption and compliance of the OpenADR and related communications standards, today announced it has seen significant progress in global market adoption of the OpenADR standard for use in effectively and securely managing Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) in electric grids.  Sunil Goyal from Ford Motor Company has joined the Board of Directors and Alliance membership over the last two years has grown 40 percent with a large part of new members in the EVSE industry.

BSI Includes OpenADR 2.0 Standard in New PAS Standards for Energy Smart Appliances - Empowers UK’s Progress Towards Net Zero

San Ramon, Calif. – May 25, 2021 — The OpenADR Alliance today announced for the first time the OpenADR 2.0 standard has been written into a standard outside of the United States.

BSI, the UK National Standards Body, published last week two new standards for energy smart appliances that will support the transition to a flexible and low CO2 energy system. The standards were sponsored by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Office for Zero Emissions Vehicles (OZEV).