Documents & Tools
Documents
In this section, you’ll find a repository of documents related to CSIP-AUS and other relevant materials essential for understanding and implementing the standard. We aim to keep this section updated with the latest documents to support industry and stakeholder needs.
CSIP-AUS v1.2 & SA TS 5573:2025
Standards Australia Technical Specification 5573:2025
All clients utilising CSIP-AUS v1.2 must comply with the requirements set out in Standards Australia Technical Specification 5573:2025, which can be accessed from the Standards Australia website here: SA TS 5573:2025
This document was published by Standards Australia in June 2025 and will replace HB218:2023 following a 12-month transition period.
Testing and certification for CSIP-AUS v1.2 (TS 5573:2025) commenced in October 2025 and is currently offered by ANU. See CSIP-AUS certification for more information.
ANU CSIP-AUS Testing and Certification Handbook
All clients and servers seeking to become certified to CSIP-AUS v1.2 (TS5573:2025) will need to follow the ANU’s self-service testing processes. The CSIP-AUS Testing and Certification Handbook provides useful guidance to organisations seeking to utilise the ANU’s service and sets out key processes and governance arrangements to support service delivery. The most recent version of the Handbook can be found here: CSIP-AUS Testing and Certification Handbook
CSIP-AUS Version 1.2 Explainer
The CSIP-AUS v1.2 Explainer is a centralised document that provides additional technical details, context, examples, and FAQs so those implementing CSIP-AUS v1.2 have the information required to accurately develop conforming systems. The explainer document can be found here CSIP-AUS v1.2 Explainer
CSIP-AUS Version 1.2 Server Test Procedures
Detailed test definitions that allow utility servers to be independently verified to ensure they meet all CSIP-AUS v1.2 requirements and are able to interoperate with a range of conforming CER devices. The server test procedures can be found here CSIP-AUS v1.2 Server Test Procedures. These test definitions are implemented in the server test harness described on the Consultation Activities page.
CSIP-AUS Version 1.2
CSIP-AUS version 1.2 has been developed by the DER Integration API Integration Working Group in collaboration with industry and key energy sector stakeholders.
Testing and certification for CSIP-AUS v1.2 (TS 5573:2025) commenced in October 2025 and is currently offered by ANU. See CSIP-AUS certification for more information.
CSIP-AUS Client-DER Test Procedures - Version 1.2 Extensions
The extensions test procedures document lists additional tests that are not a part of mainline CSIP-AUS (1.2 or 1.3), but are either provided for regression testing purposes or have specific use cases (such as testing particular types of hardware). The extension test procedures can be found here CSIP-AUS client-DER test procedures - v1.2 Extensions
CSIP-AUS v1.1 & SA HB 218
Standards Australia Handbook 218:2023
All clients utilising CSIP-AUS v1.1a must comply with the standard as set out in Standards Australia Handbook 218:2023, which can be accessed from the Standards Australia website here: SA HB218:2023
An updated version of this handbook was published by Standards Australia in June 2025 (Technical Specification 5573:2025) and will replace HB218:2023 following a 12-month transition period. Further details of TS 5573:2025 is provided below.
CSIP-AUS Version 1.1a
CSIP-AUS version 1.1a of CSIP-AUS can be found here: CSIP-AUS version 1.1a
CSIP-AUS v1.3
CSIP-AUS Version 1.3
CSIP-AUS version 1.3 introduces the optional Storage Extensions, Pricing Extensions, and Service Discovery and Version Negotiation functionality. More details can be found here. The full document can be found here: CSIP-AUS Version 1.3.
CSIP-AUS Version 1.3 Test Procedures
The test procedures accompanying CSIP-AUS v1.3 can be found here: CSIP-AUS v1.3 Test Procedures
CSIP-AUS Version 1.3 Advisory Notice
A document outlining the differences between TS 5573 and CSIP-AUS v1.3, designed to aim implementers transitioning from TS 5573 towards CSIP-AUS v1.3: v1.3 Advisory Notice
CSIP-AUS Version 1.3 XSDs
The XSDs for CSIP-AUS v1.3 can be found here
Tools
In this section, you’ll find the tools being developed to support the consistent national implementation of CSIP-AUS, including reference implementations and test harnesses.
Client Test Harness v1.0
The client test harness provides an automated, open-source self-service method for clients to evaluate their CSIP-AUS compliance. The definitions for each test case have been encoded using a human readable format that is described here. The test runner is available here. Contributions and feedback from DERIAPITWG members are encouraged.
Reference Utility Server v1.0
The utility server (envoy) is an open-source CSIP-AUS utility server implementation. It is designed to be a fully-featured utility server, compliant with all CSIP-AUS utility server test cases. This server is actively maintained. Contributions and feedback from DERIAPITWG members are encouraged. The server implementation can be found here.
Reference Client
A Postman collection has been developed as a reference client, demonstrating how to interact with a CSIP-AUS utility server across a range of common use cases. This collection serves as both a testing tool and an executable specification and can be used by Postman or similar tools. The reference client can be found here.
Server Test Harness v1.0
The server test harness provides an automated, open-source self-service method for server developers/operators to evaluate their CSIP-AUS compliance. Similar to the client test harness, the definitions for each test case have been encoded using a human readable format that is described here. The tool is available here and can run anywhere with a modern version of python. Contributions and feedback from DERIAPITWG members are encouraged.