Direct Power Alliance
Release notes

What's new on the Alliance site.

The site is built in the open, like the standard. Every release is recorded here.

R2.1 · August 29, 2026

Dues invoicing fix

  • Fixed: membership invoices are now issued for the correct annual dues. A defect in how the dues line item was attached to the Stripe invoice could produce an invoice showing $0; new joins and renewals now verify the invoice amount with Stripe before it is issued, and refuse to send one that does not match the published dues for that tier.
  • Anyone who received a $0 invoice is being reissued a correct one directly.
R2 · July 31, 2026

Self-serve membership, working groups & member services

  • Join online: every paid tier (and Liaison) can now join directly at /join — account, 7-day trial, and annual-dues invoice in one step, payable online by card or bank transfer. Founding Member remains arranged directly.
  • Invoice and receipt emails: your dues invoice arrives by email the moment you join, and payment triggers an immediate receipt confirming your membership is active.
  • Contact page: a real contact form at /contact — every message is acknowledged by email and answered by a person.
  • Working groups (SIGs): pick the working groups that interest you when joining or requesting to join; selections drive which updates you receive and which directories you appear in.
  • Member directory: signed-in members can browse the people and organizations building the standard at /members, filterable by working group.
  • Newsletter archive: past Alliance newsletters live at /newsletters for members.
  • Newsletters: Alliance updates can now be sent by working-group segment, every one carrying a one-click unsubscribe.
  • Email delivery tracking: delivery, bounce, and complaint status is now tracked for every email the Alliance sends.
  • Automatic renewals: reminders at 60, 30, and 7 days before your term ends, the renewal invoice issued a month out, and a grace period before any access change.
R1 · June 24, 2026

Initial release

  • The public site: the case for native-DC (800VDC) power, membership tiers, FAQ, bylaws, news, privacy policy, and the Call for Papers.
  • The 800VDC AI Factory whitepaper, free to download.
  • Founding-member interest form with confirmation emails.
  • Member accounts: sign-up with email verification and secure login.
  • Membership billing foundation: annual-dues invoicing through Stripe.
  • Administration console: member management, roles, audit and security logging.
  • Production infrastructure: directpoweralliance.org live behind TLS, verified email sending from the Alliance domain.