Corporate Partners
Our Corporate Partners are one of the catalysts for UCA’s recent successes! Through strategic efforts, together we are providing more educational opportunities, frequent in-person meetings for experts like you, and improving collaboration platforms maintained by UCA. In return, UCA offers dedicated space for our Partners to share their unique contributions to standards development, open source tooling, training resources and expert guidance.
Explore our Corporate Partners below, or click HERE to learn how to become a Partner.
Emerson’s AspenTech Digital Grid Management products help utilities run safer and smarter transmission and distribution networks—spanning SCADA, EMS, ADMS, DERMS, and Cimphony Network Model Management. Their tools strengthen CIM-based interoperability by validating, synchronizing, and governing network models as a trusted “single source of truth” across planning and real-time operations. With open APIs and model-driven workflows, Digital Grid Management supports grid modernization and helps the industry turn complex grid data into consistent, actionable intelligence.
KEMA Labs, a division of the CESI Group, is a global leader in independent testing, inspection, and certification services for the electric power industry, supporting utilities and manufacturers as they deploy reliable, interoperable, and future‑proof smart grids. Through accredited laboratories in Europe and the Americas, KEMA Labs helps validate modern grid technologies—from substation automation and digital substations to advanced protection, control, and communication equipment—so they perform safely and predictably under real‑world conditions.
Within the UCA International Users Group community, KEMA Labs plays a key role in turning IEC 61850 from specification into operational reality by providing Level A–accredited conformance testing for IEC 61850 devices and systems. Their engineers apply UCAIug test procedures to verify MMS, GOOSE, and Sampled Values implementations, review SCL and conformance documentation, and conduct interoperability and performance testing that de‑risks vendor deployments. By combining deep IEC 61850 expertise with independent, third‑party validation, KEMA Labs helps UCA member utilities, vendors, and integrators reduce integration friction, resolve interoperability issues early, and accelerate adoption of modern, standards‑based smart grid solutions across the globe.
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is the national service organization representing America’s electric cooperatives, helping co-ops succeed through industry leadership, resources, and support. (America’s Electric Cooperatives) NRECA also invests in practical utility-focused work—like research programs spanning cybersecurity, utility data analytics, and modern sensor/control networks for the grid. (America’s Electric Cooperatives) They played a foundational role in MultiSpeak, which began in 2000 as a collaborative effort between NRECA and vendors serving U.S. electric cooperatives and has since grown into a widely used interoperability approach for distribution-utility systems. (MultiSpeak) MultiSpeak defines standardized data exchanges between utility applications to reduce integration friction and improve interoperability across common operational systems. (MultiSpeak)
Sparx Systems North America helps utilities and engineering organizations standardize how they model, document, and govern complex architectures—from requirements through design and implementation—using Enterprise Architect. Learn more here: Sparx Systems North America — UCA Corporate Partner Page. Enterprise Architect supports full-lifecycle modeling across business, software, and systems engineering, including widely used standards like UML and SysML, which makes it a strong fit for interoperability-heavy utility environments. Explore the platform: Sparx Systems North America — Enterprise Architect. Sparx Systems North America also provides training and consulting to help teams adopt Enterprise Architect effectively and use it in real projects—not just evaluation. (UCA International Users Group)
