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New Project for Implementation Guide for the MCI for Energy Management

Published on August 2025

CTA launched a new project to develop CTA-2045.4, Implementation Guide for the Modular Communications Interface for Energy Management. This document is an extension to ANSI/CTA-2045-B, with requirements that are additive and complementary to the original protocol. It describes enhancements that support more advanced appliance communication and control capabilities. If you are interested in participating in this project, contact standards@cta.tech.

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