In Episode 4, I speak to Rolf Bienert, the founding Managing Director of the OpenADR Alliance. OpenADR Alliance is the non-profit standard maker and certifying body for the biggest and most widely adopted open standard for “demand response” (DR) protocols that impact EV chargers, HVAC, and electric water heaters.

In this episode, Rolf and I spend the first half of the conversation getting a broader overview of what DR is and the present state of the industry in terms of its adoption by OEMs and utilities. We also discuss the consumer incentives which have driven DR out of HVAC appliances and into the thermostat while mostly keeping DR protocols out of our water heaters.

Finally, we spend the last half of the interview talking about the new standard called EcoPort (aka CTA 2045) and the recent legislation in Washington, Oregon and California which will likely change the DR story for water heaters nationwide – giving a new boost to water heating DR programs that have languished in recent years.

Key Links Discussed in the Podcast

• OpenADR
• EcoPort / CTA-2045 Standard
• OpenADR Certified Products
• EcoPort Certified Products
• Heat Pump Review: Replacing Gas Hot Water Economics 

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