Open Automated Demand Response Specification Poised to Become Smart Grid Standard

Amid increasing demand for energy, those working to transform the existing U.S. electric grid into a smart grid are taking a vested interest in Automated Demand Response (Auto-DR) technology.

Auto-DR can improve electric grid reliability and reduce electricity costs by preventing costly outages and reducing average electricity prices. However, the Auto-DR technology is not effective in a vacuum or without a standardized information exchange for both price and reliability signals.  That’s where the proposed standard called Open Auto-DR (OpenADR) comes in.