2012 SunSpec Alliance Members Meeting John Nunneley, Executive Director

SunSpec Alliance Mission Accelerate the growth of the renewable energy industry by standardizing data interfaces of energy system components and by promoting the adoption of SunSpec Alliance recommendations and the SunSpec brand 2

Agenda Review – Day 1  Noon: Working Lunch (provided)  12:15–12:45 PM: Integrating Solar PV and Storage in Smart Grids,  Brad Roberts, Electricity Storage Association (ESA)  1-1:30 PM: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Plant Extract,  Brett Francis, Power-One  1:30-2 PM: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Logger,  Lynn Linse, Digi International  2:15-3:15 PM: Member Updates  LoggerWare – Bob Fox  Outback Power - Tim Shirley  Solectria Renewables - Scott Bowden  TEAL Electronics - Rogan Guild  3:30-5 PM: Smart Energy Profile 2.0 Update and Lessons Learned in High Penetration Grids  Thomas Herbst, Silver Spring Networks  5 PM: Adjourn  7:15 PM: SunSpec Member's Appreciation Dinner  RIO VooDoo SteakHouse

Agenda Review – Day 2  9-9:30 AM: SunSpec Member's Breakfast and Opening Remarks  9:30-10:00 AM: Sustaining Sustainability: Monitoring and Verification as the Basis for Sustained Municipal Investment in Renewable Energy, Joseph LaRusso Esq., City of Boston  10:15-11:00 AM: Driving Best Practices & Standards in Solar PV: SunSpec Whitepaper Presentation and Intro to Solar 3.0, Tom Tansy  11-11:30 AM: New Specification Primer - SunSpec Module, Yaron Binder Solar Edge  11:30-Noon: Specification Workgroup Updates  SunSpec Inverter Control - Bill Randle, AE Solar Energy  SunSpec Logger Configuration - Lynn Linse, Digi International  Noon: Lunch  12:00-12:30 PM: Renewables and Storage Integration Deep Dive,  Dr. Allen Hefner, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology  12:30-1:00 PM: Anti-Islanding Standards, Brian Seal, Electric Power Research Institute  1:15-3 PM: Member Updates  Siemens – Laura Berland-Shane  Danfoss - Mark Haug, Director, Strategic Marketing  Obvius - Kyle Alexander  AE Solar Energy – Brent Cheldelin  Solar-Frontier - Ravi Menon

Agenda Review – Day 2 (cont)  3:15 – 5 : Technical Breakout Session  String Combiner – Aaron Parker  Common Model – Bill Randle  Charge Controller – Tim Shirley  MPPT – John Blair  Plant Extract – Brett Francis  5pm : Wrap-up / Adjourn

New Branding and Website

Membership Update  Strong growth in Membership in 2011  51 Members!  Consistent Renewals  Broadening Appeal  Industry Recognition  Solar Power International Outreach

New Members Welcome

Plant Equipment Internet Firewall Secure Web Service Remote Monitoring, Admin and Control Cloud Application Platform Application Platform Reporting /Applications / Analytic Engines Local SCADA/ Admin Local SCADA/ Admin Storage Trackers Inverter Meter Panel Enviro String Combiner Data Logger Data Logger MODBUS RTU/TCP Over RS-485, Ethernet. Zigbee, or WIFI. Plant Data Import / Export SunSpec Monitoring Architecture

Plant Equipment Internet Firewall Secure Web Service Remote Monitoring, Admin and Control Cloud Application Platform Application Platform Reporting /Applications / Analytic Engines Local SCADA/ Admin Local SCADA/ Admin Storage Trackers Inverter Meter Panel Enviro String Combiner Data Logger Data Logger MODBUS RTU/TCP Over RS-485, Ethernet. Zigbee, or WIFI. New Initiative – Plant Data Plant Data Import / Export

Standards Liaison Activity  Board Member, Renewable Energy Stakeholder for the National Institute of Standards, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (NIST/SGIP)  National Smart Grid standards  Chairing weekly Zigbee Alliance DER Workgroup  Smart Energy Profile for Distributed Energy Resources  Chairing ASHRAE SPC201p Generator Workgroup  Facility Smart Grid Information Model  Electricity Storage Association partnership  SolarTech partnership 11

Spring PlugFest Announcement  Back by Popular Demand  Certification Testing  Interoperability Testing  Location: TUV, Pleasanton CA  Date (Tentative): April 17 & 18