The Electricity Engineers’ Association (EEA) is leading FlexTalk in partnership with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) and industry
FlexTalk is an industry initiative seeking to maximise participation in flexibility services by exploring the feasibility of adopting a common communication protocol across the electricity network.
Read our final project report outlining our exploration of OpenADR®, and key recommendations for industry on its fit for the NZ context.
A separate report, providing technical insights on the programs tested and the technical approaches taken to implement OpenADR®, is also available below:
EA Technology Report: Making sense of communication protocols to enable demand flexibility - Sharing International insights
View the EA Technology Report presented at the webinar held on 14 February along with EEA/EECA's response to the report below.
FlexTalk: Summary of progress to date - December 2023
View our one-page overview of progress to date and what’s next for FlexTalk as we near the completion of the project.
FlexTalk #2: Part A Learnings - October 2023
Report #2 provides an update on progress to date, including information on the delivery partners experience designing and trialling flexibility events using the OpenADR 2.0a protocol.
FlexTalk Project Update Report #1 - April 2023
Report #1 provides an update on progress to date, including information on the project's key aims, an overview of the trial design, and our trial implementation approach.
Project Overview
Our Project Overview provides further insight into the background and scope of the project.
Webinars and workshop presentations
To view past webinars or workshop presentations please use the link below: