Open-Source Project Aims to Make Power Grid Planning Data Easier to Share and Review
Its first application, planned for release in 2027, would transfer grid data and models between existing planning tools.
By Danielle NaiduOctober 07, 2026
Regulators, advocates and communities could gain greater visibility into the data and models used to guide power-grid infrastructure decisions through OpenGrid, a Linux Foundation initiative launched Oct. 7 in Prague. The project is intended to let grid planners exchange and review information across existing software.
OpenGrid is not intended to replace current software. Its planned infrastructure includes a central repository of verified datasets ready for modeling, application programming interfaces and common formats that would allow commercial and open-source tools to work together.
More than 2,500 gigawatts of generation, storage and large-load projects are waiting in grid connection queues worldwide, according to International Energy Agency figures cited by the foundation. The foundation has set a goal of making high-quality grid-planning tools available to every country by 2030.
The initiative launched with support from Breakthrough Energy GRIDS, Global Grid Catalyst, the Connected Grid Initiative and Google.org. Technical partners include Open Energy Transition, Tapestry, TransitionZero and QXT Energy.
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