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Powerit Solutions Receives OpenADR Alliance 2.0b Profile Certification
SEATTLE --(Business Wire)--
Powerit Solutions, an international energy management technology
company, today announced receipt of the OpenADR 2.0b Profile
Specification certification.
OpenADR 2.0b is a full-feature specification for complex energy
management solutions supporting automated demand response (DR) and
distributed energy resource management for both wholesale and retail
programs.
Released in July 2013, OpenADR 2.0b builds on OpenADR 2.0a and the
earlier OpenADR 1.0, which has been supported by Powerit Solutions.
The OpenADR 2.0b profile specification is designed for more
sophisticated devices and will support most DR services and markets. It
also includes flexible reporting capabilities for past, current and
future data reports.
"Powerit Solutions is a well known supplier of OpenADR solutions," said
Barry Haaser, managing director of the OpenADR Alliance. "The newly
certified Spara Hub™ offers customers with legacy OpenADR 1.0 products
with a clear migration path to upgrade their products to participate in
OpenADR 2.0b programs."
The OpenADR Alliance - the sponsoring organization of OpenADR 2.0b -
fosters the development, adoption and compliance of the Open Automated
Demand Response (OpenADR) standard through collaboration, eduction,
training, testing and certification.
"The OpenADR standard is rapidly becoming the international solution of
choice for residential, commercial and industrial DR programs," says
Kevin Klustner, the CEO of Powerit Solutions. "We've enabled many
customers to automate participation in OpenADR 1.0 programs, and are
pleased to join those entities who are implementing OpenADR 2.0. DR
helps realize the potential of the smart grid by bringing consumers into
the equation and finding an optimal balance of supply and demand."
Why DR Matters to Customers
DR programs help operators lower customer energy usage during
peak-demand periods, when there are high wholesale market prices, or
when grid stress strikes. Automating DR adds predictability to customer
responses and enables businesses to preplan their response so that value
can be realized and impact on customers and operations is controlled and
minimized. Participating in DR opens up a new revenue stream for end
users.
DR programs help utilities avoid building new power plants, and also
help them take advantage of load flexibility to optimize the energy
system as a whole. In addition, consumers get paid for their
flexibility, sometimes with no impact on operations, especially if
response is automated.
Demand Management Technology From Powerit Solutions
Powerit's industry-leading cloud-based product is Spara Hub™. Spara Hub
gives users of Spara DM™, Powerit's advanced demand management software,
extended functionality. It connects to multiple data streams and
provides a comprehensive, enterprise-level view of energy usage and
costs; it enables fine-tuned demand control and better leverage of
dynamic pricing and demand response programs. Spara Hub also allows
partners to easily integrate Spara technology into their solutions.
About Powerit Solutions
Powerit Solutions is a Seattle-based international cleantech company
that sets the demand management standard. Its Spara DM™ technology links
industrial facilities with the smart grid so customers can effortlessly
control energy use for savings and sustainability. Spara uses
sophisticated algorithms, built-in load-shedding intelligence and data
drawn from equipment, electricity meters and utility transmissions to
optimize facility energy use - without compromising production or
quality.
For more information, visit the Powerit Solutions website.
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