Informative articles about OpenADR, demand response, open source tools, utility programs, and resources.
What is a Letter of Authority (LOA), what authorisation it does and doesn't allow, why we need it to help understand a buildings energy data.
Cloud VEN or on-site VEN? Compare the two OpenADR deployment models on cost, scale, resilience and certification — and see how a 2026 CPUC clarification opens AutoDR incentives to cloud-based VENs.
How to add OpenADR demand response to a Niagara (Tridium) station where the VEN runs, how signals map to station logic, the 2.0-only driver gap, and what running OpenADR 3.0 on Niagara takes.
OpenADR explained for energy and automation engineers: how VTN/VEN communication works, reliability vs price-responsive DR, the utilities using it, and the differences between OpenADR 2.0a, 2.0b and 3.0.