Bay Area Meet Up - SunSpec Hackathon
The SunSpec Alliance, in collaboration with Port Labs, DERsec, Energy IoT, and partners from the Home Assistant ecosystem, is thrilled to announce a two-day hands-on event during this year’s Home Assistant Community Day.
📍 Location: Port Labs, San Francisco
📅 Dates: May 23–24, 2025
🎟️ Open to developers, hackers, and home energy enthusiasts
This event builds on the momentum from SF Climate Week and aims to bring together technologists, open-source contributors, and energy professionals to explore the future of plug-and-play Distributed Energy Resource (DER) integration.
🔍 What to Expect
Hackathon Kickoff (May 23rd, 3 PM to 9 PM) – Teams will compete to prototype interoperable, open-source energy automation using Home Assistant, SunSpec Modbus, and Matter.
Community Day Showcase (May 24th, 10 AM to 5 PM) – Public demos, partner booths, and talks from leading voices in smart home and grid innovation. (For non-hackers 👉 sign up for just the Community Day HERE)
Attendees will get direct access to a live testbed of solar, batteries, EV chargers, and SunSpec-certified devices — plus guidance from industry veterans in cybersecurity, smart inverter communication, and DER orchestration.
💡 Sample Challenges
Load-following with reverse flow protection
SunSpec Modbus + Home Assistant Reference Architecture
Flexible service connections using IEEE 1547 profiles
Home Assistant integrations for SunSpec EMS and Matter thermostats
Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
Reference Architecture