New standards for smart energy appliances published
The publication of the two new standards aims to support the manufacture and use of secure and ‘interoperable’ smart appliances
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has today published two new standards for new energy smart appliances (ESAs).
The two new standards are designed to support the manufacture and use of secure smart appliances, which include electric vehicles, home batteries and heat pumps.
The first standard named ‘PAS 1878’ enables standardised control of ESAs and the second ‘PAS 1879’ provides best practice guidance for grid-side actors to support this control.
The standards are part of the BEIS-sponsored Energy Smart Appliances Programme.
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