(QualityLogic: Simi Valley, CA) -- QualityLogic, a leading developer of interoperability test tools for the smart grid industry, is introducing independent integration consulting and testing services to help implement pilots, demonstrations, and full deployments that involve smart grid communications standards.

The Smart Energy industry has made great strides in establishing standards that enable communications interoperability in demand response, distributed energy resource (DER) integration, and distribution automation projects. Standards, such as OpenADR, IEEE 2030.5, IEC 61850, OpenFMB, etc., provide a common communications methodology for critical information needed by devices and systems to coordinate smart grid behaviors. These behaviors improve reliability, resilience, and security, and also provide flexibility to add new capabilities and vendors at minimal cost and time.

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