2026 Event Schedule

Optimal protocol selection can have a dramatic impact on the performance, reliability and security of DER communications.  Therefore, careful and informed selection decisions are essential. These protocols must address a wide range of requirements that vary depending on the position and role in the overall system architecture.  Key requirements may include cybersecurity, control performance, time stamped data, device discovery, energy storage functions, scheduling functions, transactive energy model, reporting by exception, and many others.  Strong support by a user’s group and a robust test and certification program are generally considered to be important requirements.

IEEE Std 1547TM – 2018 specifies three protocol options (as noted above) for the local DER communication interface (LDERCI) that may be used.  The objective of this panel is to provide attendees with an overview of the different capabilities of the three protocols. Attendees will gain insight into which protocol may be best suited to their requirements.

This panel will discuss trade-offs between the three protocols in terms of applications and architectures and will share experience with implementations and lessons learned. Our panel features an experienced utility speaker and four recognized experts describing and discussing IEEE 1547, IEEE P1815.2 TM (DNP3), IEEE 2030.5 TM and SunSpec Modbus. Our speakers are (for ONE time slot) from PPL, EPRI, Xanthus Consulting and Enetrics.

Time will be allotted for audience participation and discussion.