Linux Foundation creates OpenGrid to connect power grid planning software

First reported by RuntimeWire at · Updated · 2 sources

Hosted by the Linux Foundation, the initiative aims to give power grid planners an interoperable software foundation worldwide, according to HPCwire. RuntimeWire reports that OpenGrid will begin with shared standards and a data hub, with its first translator for moving grid models between software tools planned for 2027.

  • Former Xcel Energy planning chief Alice Yake chairs OpenGrid, according to RuntimeWire.

Covered by 2 publishers within 16 hours of the first report.

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RuntimeWire Linux Foundation launches OpenGrid to move grid models across software · Ryan Merket
HPCwire Linux Foundation Launches OpenGrid to Build Open, Shared Infrastructure for Electric Grid · Andrew Jolly