Field Study for EPRI P161: CEA2045 Standard Modular Communication Interface for DR

This supplemental project has been designed to provide utilities a means of working together in a coordinated fashion to test this concept in field environments. The goals of this supplemental project are: 1. To prove the performance of universal Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) 2045 communications port (comm port) 2. Convince manufacturers that the installation of a simple comm port is very low-cost, and makes their equipment easy to incorporate into any utility demand response (DR) program nationwide so that it could eventually become standard practice on all water heaters. If that can be achieved, then the question of whether or not a customer participates in a utility DR program becomes a simpler customer choice.
Scope
Partners (not funded)
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI),
Portland General Electric (PGE),
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),
American Electric Power (AEP),
Southern Company,
Duke Energy,
Electricite de France (EdF),
Hawaiian Electric,
Hydro One,
National Grid,
Southern California Edison (SCE),
SMUD,
Ameren
Agreement Total
$4,400
Match Total
$0
Project Start Date
Project End Date
Program Information
Funding Organization
Bonneville Power Administration
Program Area
Field test or demonstration
Project Manager
Tony Koch
Project Details
Ongoing Initiative or Research Project
Research Project
Grid, Whole Building, or Technology
Technology
Technology Type
Water Heating
Building Type
Single Family,
Multifamily
New or Existing
New
Existing
DR Focus?
Yes
Code/Standard Focus?
No