Panel Session: DER Communication Standards, Architecture and Interoperability (slides)

As the Electric Sector starts to address the challenges of how to transform the grid to accommodate rapid increases in distributed resources and flexible loads, the key to successful scaling is a standardized communications infrastructure. Standardization enables faster, lower-cost integration of renewable and flexible loads. But the choice of communications architecture and the specific standards has a significant impact on the interoperability of the resulting infrastructure and subsequent success. This panel session will explore the three intertwined topics: architectural considerations and models for DER/Flexible Load integration; choosing communications standards and the interoperability challenges and solutions when creating a standardized infrastructure.