EMerge Alliance standards are written in open technical committees — each focused on a layer of the DC and hybrid AC/DC microgrid stack. A core standards group drives each document, supported by industry workgroups that contribute use cases and segment-specific expertise. Members shape every revision; this is where the work happens.
New to the structure? See how the committees and workgroups fit together in the committee hierarchy.
DC & Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid Committee
Core committee · 5 workgroupsDevelops the vanguard DC and hybrid AC/DC microgrid system standard — an architecture that works stand-alone or networked with other microgrids and the macrogrid. A core standards group is supported by five industry workgroups that feed in market-specific use cases.
View committee & workgroups →IDM Standard Committee
2nd Friday · 10:00 ETCreates and revises the Interoperability Data Model (IDM) Standard — a universal, open-source JSON framework that standardizes DC microgrid equipment interoperability, so experts and non-experts alike can design compatible systems.
View committee →Microgrid Interconnection Committee
3rd Friday · 14:00 ETDefines the standard for bi-directional interconnection of DC-coupled hybrid microgrids — between microgrids, neighborhood and community grids, and at the point of common connection with the AC grid: the “Grid of Grids.”
View committee →DC Metering Committee
ANSI collaborationEstablishes performance criteria for revenue-grade DC watt-hour and demand meters — accuracy and current classes, voltage ratings, environmental and immunity tests — housing the DC Metering Working Group in collaboration with ANSI.
View committee →Develops a standard for appliances and equipment to accept either AC or DC as an input — one device, either power form, without internal modification — promoting wider use of DC where it is available or appropriate.
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Every committee and workgroup welcomes new participants. Become a member to help shape the standards the evolving grid will run on — one organizational membership covers unlimited participants across any committee.