OpenADR and Matter Are Collaborating to Let Your Smart Home Talk to the Grid
The alliance says the protocols will create a standardized path for appliances to shift energy use during peak demand.
- The Connectivity Standards Alliance and OpenADR Alliance announced a liaison agreement this week to link smart-home devices with the energy grid, seeking to "accelerate the adoption of grid-connected residential energy management solutions."
- Traditionally, demand response programs focused on HVAC systems and thermostats to help utilities balance demand by shifting usage during peak periods in exchange for customer bill credits.
- Matter will handle communication between appliances and an energy gateway, while OpenADR will manage signals between that gateway and the grid, creating an end-to-end pathway.
- Manufacturers will find it easier to develop compatible products, as the CSA and OpenADR Alliance promise to replace fragmented standards with a scalable demand response mechanism.
- No specific timeline exists for this rollout, though the pathway will eventually allow appliances to communicate directly with the grid, creating a standardized mechanism for energy management.
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Matter and OpenADR team up to connect smart homes to the grid
Smart energy management just took a step closer to becoming simpler. This week, the organizations behind Matter, the smart-home interoperability standard, and the OpenADR protocol, which sends signals between the grid and the home, announced an agreement to work together. This should make it easier for connected appliances to participate in demand response programs (DR) and, hopefully, save you money. In demand response programs, a customer agre…
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Connectivity Standards Alliance and OpenADR Alliance Announce Liaison Agreement to Collaborate on Grid-Connected Energy Management
Built on Collaboration, This Partnership Bridges the Gap Between Smart Home Innovation and Utility Demand Response
The smart home has just formally connected to the power grid. The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), the body behind Matter, and the OpenADR Alliance have announced on May 11, 2026 a formal collaboration agreement linking the two protocols that are needed for your home appliances to respond automatically to the signals from the power grid. It’s not just that your Philips Hue bulb works with Alexa without any more applications: it’s that your…
According to Engadget, Matter and OpenADR, the standards developers, have begun collaborating to enable smart home devices to more easily communicate with the power grid and automatically respond to power demands. This is another step toward expanding the scope of convenient use of smart devices without dedicated control panels.
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) and the OpenADR Alliance are collaborating. The CSA is behind, among other things, the smart home standard Matter, while OpenADR is a smart grid standard—more precisely, a communication model for energy suppliers and grid operators. Matter 1.3 is already available... Read the full article: Matter and OpenADR collaborate on load and energy management Where to follow us: Facebook, Reddit, Google News, X, …
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