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 electric vehicle (EV) managed charging networks, energy storage, and the integration of renewables.
Almost 60 organisations 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 membership growth with more than a third of new joiners from Japan, China and Korea, as well as organisations from Europe and North America.
Global recognition of the Alliance is also growing as more governments and policymakers specify open standards as part of energy demand flexibility.
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