SEPA, Collaborators Tackle DERMS Standards at DistribuTECH

摘要

The march to develop industry-agreed standards for distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) took a major leap forward on Jan. 22, as utilities and vendors connected in the effort and offered thoughts on the best path ahead. The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) hosted its annual Grid Management Working Group focused on DERMS requirements, drawing nearly 150 participants to discuss the needs for standards which address dangers like cybersecurity, load curves and reserve power flow as well as potential functions such as aggregation and voltage control. The working group met at the Henry G. Gonzalez Convention Center, site of DistribuTECH 2018, which occurred Jan. 23-25.