2012 SunSpec Alliance Members Meeting

John Nunneley, Executive Director

SunSpec Alliance Mission

Accelerate the growth of the renewable energy industry by standardizing data interfaces of energy system components and by promoting the adoption of

SunSpec Alliance recommendations

and the SunSpec brand 2

Agenda Review – Day 1

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Working Lunch (provided)

12:15 –12:45 PM

: Integrating Solar PV and Storage in Smart Grids,  Brad Roberts, Electricity Storage Association (ESA)

1-1:30 PM

: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Plant Extract,  Brett Francis, Power-One

1:30-2 PM

: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Logger,  Lynn Linse, Digi International

2:15-3:15 PM

: Member Updates     LoggerWare – Bob Fox Outback Power - Tim Shirley Solectria Renewables - Scott Bowden TEAL Electronics - Rogan Guild 

3:30-5 PM

: Smart Energy Profile 2.0 Update and Lessons Learned in High Penetration Grids Thomas Herbst, Silver Spring Networks

5 PM

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Adjourn 7:15 PM

: SunSpec Member's Appreciation Dinner  RIO VooDoo SteakHouse

Agenda Review – Day 2

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9-9:30 AM:

SunSpec Member's Breakfast and Opening Remarks

9:30-10:00 AM:

Sustaining Sustainability: Monitoring and Verification as the Basis for Sustained Municipal Investment in Renewable Energy,

Joseph LaRusso

Esq., City of Boston

10:15-11:00 AM

: Driving Best Practices & Standards in Solar PV: SunSpec Whitepaper Presentation and Intro to Solar 3.0, Tom Tansy

11-11:30 AM

: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Module, Yaron Binder Solar Edge

11:30-Noon

: Specification Workgroup Updates  SunSpec Inverter Control - Bill Randle, AE Solar Energy  SunSpec Logger Configuration - Lynn Linse, Digi International

Noon:

Lunch

12:00-12:30 PM:

 Renewables and Storage Integration Deep Dive, Dr. Allen Hefner, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

12:30-1:00 PM:

Institute Anti-Islanding Standards, Brian Seal, Electric Power Research

1:15-3 PM

: Member Updates  Siemens – Laura Berland-Shane     Danfoss - Mark Haug, Director, Strategic Marketing Obvius - Kyle Alexander AE Solar Energy – Brent Cheldelin Solar-Frontier - Ravi Menon

Agenda Review – Day 2 (cont)

 3:15 – 5 : Technical Breakout Session  String Combiner – Aaron Parker  Common Model – Bill Randle  Charge Controller – Tim Shirley  MPPT – John Blair  Plant Extract – Brett Francis  5pm : Wrap-up / Adjourn

New Branding and Website

Membership Update

 Strong growth in Membership in 2011  51 Members!

 Consistent Renewals  Broadening Appeal  Industry Recognition  Solar Power International Outreach

New Members Welcome

Inverter String Combiner Meter Panel Enviro Storage

SunSpec Monitoring Architecture

Local SCADA/ Admin Firewall Firewall MODBUS RTU/TCP Over RS-485, Ethernet.

Zigbee, or WIFI.

Data Logger Internet Secure Web Service Remote Monitoring, Admin and Control Reporting /Applications / Analytic Engines Cloud Application Platform Plant Data Import / Export Trackers Plant Equipment

Inverter String Combiner Meter Panel Enviro Storage

New Initiative – Plant Data

Local SCADA/ Admin Firewall Firewall MODBUS RTU/TCP Over RS-485, Ethernet.

Zigbee, or WIFI.

Data Logger Internet Secure Web Service Remote Monitoring, Admin and Control Reporting /Applications / Analytic Engines Cloud Application Platform Plant Data Import / Export Trackers Plant Equipment

Standards Liaison Activity

 Board Member, Renewable Energy Stakeholder for the National Institute of Standards, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (NIST/SGIP)  National Smart Grid standards  Chairing weekly Zigbee Alliance DER Workgroup  Smart Energy Profile for Distributed Energy Resources  Chairing ASHRAE SPC201p Generator Workgroup  Facility Smart Grid Information Model  Electricity Storage Association partnership  SolarTech partnership 11

Spring PlugFest Announcement

 Back by Popular Demand  Certification Testing  Interoperability Testing  Location: TUV, Pleasanton CA  Date (Tentative): April 17 & 18