OpenADR Alliance reports unprecedented growth and adoption as energy providers tackle growing pool of distributed energy resources

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October 21, 2025; San Ramon, CA – The OpenADR Alliance has announced a significant uplift in worldwide membership driven by changes to energy management systems and the growing number of distributed energy resources (DER), including EV managed charging networks, energy storage, and the integration of renewables.

Almost 60 organizations have joined in the last year, at a rate of one new member a week, an unprecedented number since the Alliance was formed 15 years ago to foster the development, adoption and compliance of the OpenADR communication standard. Geographically, Asia is driving this membership growth with more than a third of new joiners from Japan, China and Korea, as well as organizations from across Europe and North America.

OpenADR Alliance announces first OpenADR 3.0 certified products with E.ON, EVoke Systems and Universal Devices

DISTRIBUTECH 2025, Dallas, TX;  March 24, 2025 –Global standards body, the OpenADR Alliance has announced the first OpenADR 3.0 certified products as demand for standards-based solutions for energy management grows globally. The newly certified products cover a diverse range of applications developed by Alliance member companies, E.ON Energy Networks, EVoke Systems, and Universal Devices, including the first VTN solution to achieve OpenADR 3.0 certification.

OpenADR Alliance announces evolving membership as demand for electric vehicles grows

200-member milestone driven by wave of innovative EV business models

May 22, 2024; San Ramon, CA – The OpenADR Alliance has announced significant membership growth to reach 200 members as the demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and supporting technologies increases. The Alliance, a global ecosystem of software/platform providers, device manufacturers, operators, and EV service equipment companies, has seen a new group of member companies in recent months, including those with innovative EV business models such as payment systems.

OpenADR Alliance launches new communications standard to help utilities manage growth in renewable energy sources and EV charging

ENLIT Europe, Paris, France; 28 November 2023 –The OpenADR Alliance, the global industry body created to foster the development, adoption, and compliance of OpenADR, has launched a new version of its OpenADR communications standard. OpenADR 3.0 is designed to support utilities, operators, aggregators, and customers as they try to manage the growing range of distributed energy resources (DER) including renewables, energy storage, electric vehicle (EV) batteries and charging infrastructure, as well as demand response resources like commercial buildings or homes.