OpenADR research is conducted by the Demand Response Research Center (DRRC), which is managed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The DRRC defines OpenADR as “Fully-Automated Demand Response using open standard, platform-independent, and transparent end-to-end technologies and/or software systems.” Demand response manages energy use dynamically through cooperation between power customers, electric utilities, and electric system operators.
OpenADR allows building managers to use automated demand response to save peak power use and reduce stress on the electric grid during times of high energy demand. With OpenADR, electric utilities can offer electricity pricing programs based on automated demand response.
OpenADR specifies a low-cost communications infrastructure that improves the reliability, repeatability, robustness, and cost-effectiveness of demand response (DR) in commercial buildings. The research was funded by the California Energy Commission's (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research Program (PIER).
Types of Demand Response addressed by OpenADR include:
- Load response to enhance reliability
- Direct load control
- Complete load interruptions
- Price response by end-use customers
- Various pricing schemes including: dynamic pricing, real-time pricing (RTP), coincident peak pricing (CPP), and time-of-use rates (TOU)
- Demand bidding or buyback programs
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