Schneider Electric and IPKeys Expand Smart Grid Capabilities with Integrated Demand Response Platform
Schneider Electric has entered into a strategic collaboration with IPKeys Technologies, LLC, a company recognized for delivering standards-driven energy interoperations software, advanced network communications engineering, and enterprise-grade security systems. The alliance is designed to strengthen smart grid infrastructure by equipping utilities and energy consumers with tools that enhance reliability, safety, and economic efficiency.
At the heart of this initiative is the integration of IPKeys’ EISSTM Online platform with Schneider Electric’s cloud-based Energy Profiler Online (EPO). By combining these technologies, customers participating in IPKeys Power Partners’ load aggregation services gain expanded visibility into their energy performance. The integrated solution enables near-real-time monitoring of consumption, precise tracking of savings metrics, and active participation in automated demand response events.
Access to detailed and accurate energy usage data empowers both facilities and utilities to optimize operational decisions. Organizations can better understand consumption patterns, identify efficiency opportunities, and implement measures that support cost reduction and long-term sustainability. Utilities, in turn, benefit from more predictable load behavior and improved grid stability.
OpenADR 2.0b as the Technical Foundation
The collaboration leverages the OpenADR 2.0b protocol, a widely recognized standard for automated demand response communications. By utilizing this framework, the joint solution delivers enhanced interoperability, flexibility, and usability. Facilities can respond dynamically to demand response signals, improving overall program performance and helping to manage peak load conditions as they occur.
The ability to view granular energy data in close to real time allows customers to make informed operational adjustments. Beyond cost control, this transparency supports reliability improvements and environmental objectives, reinforcing broader sustainability commitments. At the same time, utilities and aggregators can coordinate load management strategies with greater precision.
This bundled, standards-based offering represents the first customer engagement and demand response platform to combine near-real-time load reporting with real-time load control through OpenADR 2.0b. The deployment underscores continued industry adoption of the standard, delivering tangible benefits across the energy ecosystem—from utilities and aggregators to end users.
Leadership Perspective
Robert Nawy, Managing Director and CFO of IPKeys, emphasized the significance of the expanded partnership, noting that integrating Schneider Electric’s Energy Profiler Online with the EISSTM Online system unlocks new value for electricity consumers. Technologies originally designed for utility-scale applications are now accessible to energy managers and a broader spectrum of customers, providing them with tools to improve performance and efficiency.
Broad Market Impact
Energy Profiler Online delivers measurable value to a wide range of energy services providers. These include regulated investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, electric cooperatives, energy retailers, and demand response aggregators. By partnering with IPKeys Power Partners, Schneider Electric further accelerates OpenADR adoption while enhancing customer engagement and operational effectiveness throughout the energy value chain.
The integrated platform strengthens flexibility, improves usability, and supports higher performance standards for both providers and consumers, reinforcing the transition toward a more responsive and intelligent smart grid.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy management, operating in more than 100 countries. The company provides integrated solutions across diverse markets, including utilities and infrastructure, industrial automation and machinery, non-residential buildings, data centers and networks, and residential applications. With a workforce exceeding 150,000 employees, the Group reported sales of 31 billion US dollars in 2013. Schneider Electric’s mission centers on making energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive, and environmentally responsible while helping organizations and individuals maximize the value of their energy resources.
About IPKeys Technologies
IPKeys Technologies, LLC serves as a strategic technology partner within the energy, Department of Defense, commercial, and federal sectors. The company specializes in the design, development, integration, and deployment of secure Internet Protocol-based technologies, software platforms, and communications systems. Through its expertise in standards-based energy interoperations and secure networking solutions, IPKeys supports mission-critical infrastructure modernization initiatives.
