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Grid Connectivity
Optimizing HPWHs potential for building-grid integration
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Contact Geoff Wickes, AWHI Grid Connectivity HPWH lead, with questions or for more information.
Project Spotlight
EcoPort is now CTA 2045 certified and the Qualified Products List for grid-connected HPWH is available
EcoPort is the brand name for technology that has been certified compliant with the CTA 2045 technical specification. When a HPWH integrated with EcoPort is plugged in, it establishes network communications that support smart building applications. This enables HPWHs to react to demand response signals, allowing grid operators to shift energy use during peak times when the grid is overloaded. The brand name EcoPort was chosen through a stakeholder process including many AWHI participants.
The certification program (operated by the OpenADR Alliance, which also operates a certification for the separate OpenADR standard, IEC 62746-10-1) provides testing and verification that the product can correctly send and receive the types of messages defined by the CTA 2045 specification. Once a product testing report has been reviewed and found to be complete in its implementation of all the specification requirements, the product manufacturer receives the ability to use the EcoPort name and logo on its products and marketing material.
News
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NEEA Product Council Online event: How will all these smart appliances talk to the smart grid?
Join us for a NEEA Product Council online event co-hosted with AWHI on October 3 from 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. Pacific. The focus will be on how smart appliances including HPWHs will talk to the smart grid.
Presenters will address challenges and opportunities, provide real examples of pilots and programs they are implementing, explain the benefits to the utilities for flexible load management to smart appliances individually and in aggregation.
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News
OpenADR Alliance announces first certified EcoPort™ products
Published by GlobeNewswire: The OpenADR Alliance announced that two major water heating manufacturers, Rheem and American Standard Water Heaters, have achieved EcoPort certification, the Alliance's newest certification program.
In addition, a component module provider e-Radio Inc. also achieved EcoPort certification. EcoPort, the consumer-facing brand for the ANSI/CTA-2045 technical standard was created by a collaborative group of utilities, manufacturers, and government stakeholders, and helps local electric utilities support water heaters and other appliances as part of peak-load management or other customer programs. October 26, 2022
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News:
The promise of hydronic systems in building decarbonization
Published by MechBiz
HPWHs are two-to-four times more efficient than other water heating options in conventional applications. Many of today’s models are equipped with advanced controls, which will allow for two-way communication with the grid, further advancing the role this technology will play in grid management in the future.
Photo Credit: NEEA
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Contact Geoff Wickes, AWHI Grid Connectivity HPWH lead, with questions or for more information.