Welcome to the UCA Working Group site

UCA Working Groups (UCAWG) are teams of industry professionals advancing global standards that drive interoperability, reliability, and innovation in the power system. Open to qualified members, they collaboratively draft and review formal documentation that supports a more efficient, future-ready grid.

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Using the Working Group and Task Force Websites

Please use the following guidelines when adding or searching for documents.

UCAWG.org

This site is for IEC approved experts only
Official IEC Word documents of the standard
- Includes documents labeled:
  - NP (New Proposal)
  - NWIP (New Work Item Proposal)
  - CD (Committee Draft)
  - CC (Country Comments)
  - CDV (Committee Draft for Vote)
  - FDIS (Final Draft International Standard)
  - IS (International Standard)
  - DC (Document for Comments)
  - RR (Revision Request)
Documents that start with “57” (indicating they originate from IEC TC57)
Technical Reports (TR), Technical Specifications (TS), and other IEC formal types
Official IEC templates (this includes edited and non-edited copies)

UCATF.org

This site is for all UCA members, IEC approved experts, and ANYONE who genuinely wants to collaborate in the Task Forces
Spreadsheets
EAP files
Use Case documents (Word, Excel, Enterprise Architect, etc.)
XSD, RDFs, Profiles, XML files (open-source materials developed on the TF side; used to generate IEC Word documents)
ICCP configurations (TF white papers)
Guides and presentations
UML models
All meeting invites should reference: “UCA TF Meeting”

jCleanCIM templates

Various activities meet with various cadences:

Biweekly (virtual): Subcommittees on use-case data modeling or testing & certification
Monthly (virtual): General Working Group updates
Ad-hoc (virtual): Marketing subcommittee for Working Group meetings globally
Annually (in-person): Working Group Meeting

How to Participate?

UCA Working Groups are comprised of a diverse mix of energy industry stakeholders including electric utilities, hardware and software vendors, research labs, federal government, and consultants. These dedicated individuals contribute as they are able and participate in activities based on interest and ability.

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UCAIUG members get complete access to all our affiliated User Groups: 61850, CIM, and OpenFMB. Individual and corporate membership options are available.

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Our Network of Sites

UCAIUG

The UCAIUG main site is the central hub for general info, events, documents, and more.

CIM Users Group

Advance interoperability across the utility enterprise with CIM international standards.

OpenFMB

Learn more about OpenFMB’s common data models and unified protocol interfaces.

61850 Users Group

Implementing, advancing the adoption, and testing of 61850 and its associated standards.

UCA Testing

View testing information related to accreditation and certification.