Voltus: Demand Response Settlement Attestation

1. The Settlement Dispute Problem

Demand response settlement disputes cost aggregators millions annually. The fundamental problem: when a grid operator says you curtailed 400 kW and your meters say 500 kW, who is right? Both sides are using their own measurement systems to make their own claims.

FERC Order 2222 opened wholesale electricity markets to distributed energy resources, dramatically increasing the volume and complexity of settlement data. More participants means more disputes. More disputes means more need for independently verifiable evidence of what actually happened during each DR event.

Voltus is the largest independent demand response technology company in North America. It aggregates distributed energy resources (DERs) for wholesale electricity markets, connecting commercial and industrial energy consumers to grid operators through its software platform.

Voltus participates in capacity, energy, and ancillary services markets across ISOs and RTOs including PJM, ERCOT, CAISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, MISO, and SPP. Its platform manages the full demand response lifecycle: enrollment, baseline calculation, dispatch, curtailment verification, and financial settlement.

2. What SWT3 Records

3. How It Works

SWT3 witnesses each phase of the DR event lifecycle independently. Each anchor is minted at the time the event data is reported, not retroactively. The anchors form a chain that traces the complete path from grid signal receipt through financial settlement.

Each anchor is independently verifiable. The chain provides a complete audit trail from signal receipt through financial settlement. SWT3 does not participate in load control or bidding. It observes and records.

A Voltus integration typically calls witness methods at four points in the existing workflow:

• Signal receipt: When the Voltus platform receives a dispatch signal from the ISO/RTO, mint an ADR-GRID.1 anchor recording the signal type, response latency, and grid operator.
• Baseline establishment: Before curtailment begins, mint an ADR-BASE.1 anchor recording the baseline value, methodology, and confidence level.
• Curtailment completion: After meter data confirms the reduction, mint an ADR-CURT.1 anchor recording actual vs committed load reduction with the compliance ratio.
• Settlement finalization: When settlement calculations are complete, mint an ADR-SETTLE.1 anchor recording energy quantity, clearing price, and event count.

4. Procedures in Detail

from swt3_ai import Witness

witness = Witness(
    endpoint="https://sovereign.tenova.io",
    api_key="axm_live_...",
    tenant_id="YOUR_TENANT"
)

# After Voltus settlement calculation
settlement = voltus_api.get_settlement(event_id="DR-2026-0830")

witness.witness_settlement(
    settlement_kwh=settlement["energy_kwh"],
    price_usd_per_mwh=settlement["clearing_price"],
    event_count=settlement["events"]
)

import { Witness } from '@tenova/swt3-ai';

const witness = new Witness({
    endpoint: 'https://sovereign.tenova.io',
    apiKey: 'axm_live_...',
    tenantId: 'YOUR_TENANT'
});

const settlement = await voltusApi.getSettlement('DR-2026-0830');

await witness.witnessSettlement({
    settlementKwh: settlement.energyKwh,
    priceUsdPerMwh: settlement.clearingPrice,
    eventCount: settlement.events
});

witness.witness_curtailment(
    actual_reduction_kw=450.0,
    committed_kw=500.0,
    compliance_ratio_x1000=900
)

witness.witness_baseline_consumption(
    baseline_kw=500.0,
    measurement_method="metered_10day_avg",
    confidence_x1000=950
)

witness.witness_grid_signal(
    signal_type="capacity",
    response_latency_ms=1200,
    grid_operator="PJM"
)

5. Quick Reference for Auditors

6. Getting Started

Install

# Python
pip install swt3-ai

# TypeScript
npm install @tenova/swt3-ai

Both SDKs include all ADR witness methods. No additional packages or plugins required.

Resources

• SDK Documentation -- API reference for all languages
• Create a Free Account -- get a tenant ID and API key immediately
• Verify Anchors -- public verification endpoint
• UCT Registry -- browse all procedures

Regulatory References

• FERC Order 2222 -- Participation of Distributed Energy Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators
• FERC Order 745 -- Demand Response Compensation in Organized Wholesale Energy Markets
• NERC BAL-001 -- Real Power Balancing Control Performance
• EU Clean Energy Package Art. 17 -- Active Customers and Demand Response

Related Guide

• ADR Demand Response Governance -- full protocol reference for all six ADR procedures