OpenADR 3 Implementation ProfilesOpenADR 3 deliberately focuses on a solid, secure, and easy to implement protocol exchange. The business logic (BL - the function of the Flexibility program if you will) can be defined in Implementation Profiles that can be tested and certified. Basic OpenADR 3 profiles are Continuous Pricing (CP - price, GHG, and emergency messages) and Baseline (verifies general data exchange). This page lists known programs that are either in development or finished. Netherlands - Grid-Aware ChargingElaadNL, in collaboration with grid operators and charge point operators, has published the specification for Grid-Aware Charging using the OpenADR protocol. This standard outlines how grid operators and charge point operators communicate via the OpenADR 3.0 protocol in situations where peak load on the electricity grid needs to be reduced to prevent overloading. In such cases, grid operators send a signal to the charge point operator indicating that less power is temporarily available for charging electric vehicles. Download the profile here: https://elaad.nl/en/grid-aware-charging-openadr-specification-available/ Austria DSS - Digital Customer InterfaceAustria's new electricity law (ElWG §76) requires new generation plants of 3.68 kW and above to be controllable through a standardised interface from 1 June 2026, with grid operators bringing them under operational control by 2028–2029. The Digitale Schnittstelle (DSS) profile, published in draft on the Austrian energy industry's ebUtilities platform, defines that interface on OpenADR 3. Grid operators send default settings and time-varying grid tariffs, preventive import and export envelopes and curative limits, each ranked by priority, to systems at the customer's grid connection point. MQTT carries operational events and reports, and a site falls back to safe limits if communication is lost. Evaluation Project: Grid-to-Charger Reference Implementation (msu solutions/Kraftwerk Software Systems, AVAT, ZSW, VIVAVIS)This report documents a completed OpenADR 3 reference implementation connecting a distribution grid operator, a district/neighborhood optimization system, and a charge point operator in a three-tier VTN/VEN architecture. The consortium, led by Kraftwerk Software Systems GmbH (formerly msu solutions GmbH) with AVAT Automation, ZSW, VIVAVIS, and several German municipal utilities, used OpenADR to pass dynamic grid price signals from the grid operator down through district-level schedule optimization to individual EV charging points, with a successful round-trip test completed in March 2026. The report is published here in its original German; an English summary is available on request. Project info - https://m8mit.de/fundingproject/cactus-connect-assist-control-transparenz-und-systemstabilitaet-fuer-smart-energy-systeme Other profiles coming soon:
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