OpenADE™ Task Force

The Open Automated Data Exchange (OpenADE™) Task Force is the open-to-anyone technical committee of the Green Button Alliance.

The OpenADE Task Force includes participants from smart energy-management vendors, utilities, and government interests who discuss and develop recommendations for building interoperable data exchanges that allow customer authorization and sharing of utility consumption information with Third-Party service providers.

See the calendar below for upcoming meeting dates and dial-in information. 

Latest Discussions & Minutes

The Agenda for each meeting and the Minutes for previous meetings can be found here on the GitHub repository for the Green Button Alliance:

OpenADE Meeting Info on GitHub

The minutes from the March 13, 2024 meeting are available on GitHub.    

The agenda for the April 17, 2024 meeting is available on GitHub.

OpenADE Task Force Revised Charter

OpenADE shall promote interoperability for the Green Button Data-Access and Data-Sharing technologies:

• Based on NAESB REQ.21 Energy Services Provider Interface (ESPI).
• Collect and refine changes and extensions to ESPI and related standards.
• Enhance and manage Green Button conformance for:
  • Green Button Download My Data (DMD)
  • Green Button Connect My Data (CMD)
• Develop and manage the Green Button Certification Testing & Compliance program:
  • Develop and manage test plans and conformance rules.
  • Provide test harnesses and a Certification program to ensure implementation compliance to the standard.