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title: "DER Software: IEEE 2030.5, OpenADR, OCPP | Axio Intelligence"
description: "Software that makes batteries, solar + storage and EV chargers dispatchable: cellular command paths, IEEE 2030.5, OpenADR, SunSpec, OCPP and VPP links."
url: https://axiointelligence.com/industries/energy-der/
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# Make your device dispatchable.

Axio Intelligence builds the software that lets utilities, aggregators and virtual power plants dispatch your devices — a reliable cellular command path, IEEE 2030.5, OpenADR 2.0b/3.0, SunSpec Modbus and OCPP interfaces, aggregator and DERMS integrations, fleet telemetry for measurement and verification, and secure OTA — for makers of home and commercial battery storage, solar inverters and backup power systems, EV chargers and load-control equipment.

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Home battery & backup power, C&I battery storage, Solar inverters & hybrid systems, EV charging, Load control & metering

## Where these projects get stuck

### Wi-Fi-only devices can’t be relied on

Utilities now buy firm capacity and fast response. Home Wi-Fi drops, routers change, and dispatch success suffers.

### A new protocol for every program

Each utility, aggregator or state rule means another adapter and another certification cycle.

### Program approval blocks sales

If your device isn’t on the program’s approved list, the utility can’t buy it — no matter how good the hardware is.

### Cybersecurity is becoming a gate

Signed firmware, device identity and SBOMs are showing up in utility and standards requirements.

## The layer between your hardware and your customer.

- ### Cellular command path

    LTE-M/Cat-1bis connectivity with acknowledged commands and store-and-forward, independent of customer Wi-Fi.

- ### Utility & aggregator adapters

    IEEE 2030.5 client, OpenADR VEN, SunSpec Modbus and aggregator API integrations.

- ### Fleet console & M&V data

    Availability, dispatch acknowledgements, load shed and baselines your program partners can audit.

- ### Secure OTA & device identity

    Signed, staged updates and per-device certificates across the installed base.

## Protocols and programs in scope

What we design to and integrate with. Named platforms describe scope, not a formal partnership or certification.

Device & grid interfaces

- IEEE 2030.5 / CSIP
- OpenADR 2.0b
- OpenADR 3.0
- SunSpec Modbus
- OCPP 1.6 / 2.0.1
- BMS over CAN / Modbus

Programs & integrations

- Utility DR programs
- VPP aggregators
- DERMS
- ERCOT ADER
- CA SGIP

Security & standards

- UL 2941
- IEEE 1547.3
- NISTIR 7628
- Signed OTA
- SBOM

Device-to-cloud

- LTE-M / Cat-1
- Wi-Fi & BLE commissioning
- MQTT over TLS
- AWS IoT Core
- Cloud-to-cloud APIs

## How we deliver it

- [IoT product engineering](https://axiointelligence.com/services/iot-product-development/)
- [Cellular & satellite connectivity](https://axiointelligence.com/services/cellular-satellite-connectivity/)
- [Edge AI & computer vision](https://axiointelligence.com/services/edge-ai-computer-vision/)
- [New product line platforms](https://axiointelligence.com/services/product-platforms/)
- [Cloud infrastructure & IaC](https://axiointelligence.com/services/cloud-infrastructure-iac/)
- [DevOps, SRE & ongoing support](https://axiointelligence.com/services/devops-sre/)

Engagement patterns

See the project shapes we run most often — from stalled pilots to platform rescues.

[View work](https://axiointelligence.com/work/)

## Energy & DER devices: common questions

### How do I make my energy device dispatchable by a utility?

You need a reliable command path to every unit (usually cellular, not customer Wi-Fi), a supported interface — IEEE 2030.5, OpenADR or an aggregator API — acknowledgements and telemetry that prove the device responded, and a fleet console for your program partners. Axio builds all four.

### Should we implement OpenADR 2.0b or 3.0?

Most existing utility programs still specify OpenADR 2.0b; OpenADR 3.0 is simpler to build against and gaining adoption. We usually recommend a VEN architecture that can speak both, so one integration covers current and upcoming programs.

### Can you add cellular to a home battery or solar inverter?

Yes — as a gateway alongside the inverter or battery management system, or integrated into your controller — with a cloud command path your utility and VPP partners can dispatch against.