Global Power System Transformation Consortium

What Global Power System Transformation Consortium does

The Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) is a public-private consortium founded in 2021 at COP26 and hosted by the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. Its mission is to remove all technical barriers to operating 100% inverter-based power systems by 2030. G-PST connects national and regional power system operators, industry partners, and leading research institutions (including Imperial College London, Johns Hopkins University, EPRI, ESIG, CSIRO, and AEMO) to address technical challenges in grid modernization, inverter-based resource integration, system stability, workforce development, and technology standardization. The consortium does not sell commercial products or services; instead, it operates through five action pillars: System Operator Research & Peer Learning, System Operator Technical Support, Foundational Workforce Development, Global Technology Standardization & Regional Adoption, and Open Data & Tools.

G-PST's outputs include an annual Research Agenda covering 59 research questions across six programs (Inverter Design, Stability Tools & Methods, Control Room of the Future, Restoration & Black Start, Flexibility & Services, and Planning), a curated Research Repository, the Decarbonization Readiness Assessment Mapping (DREAM) Framework for evaluating operator readiness, graduate-level teaching materials developed with Imperial College London, the Women in Power System Transformation initiative, and reports such as the 'Vision for Control Room of the Future.' All resources are provided at no cost to partners and participants. Funding flows through member contributions, government research grants, and institutional partnerships rather than commercial transactions.

Since 2021, G-PST has supported partners in more than 136 countries, with active dedicated programs in Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, Ukraine, and Vietnam. The consortium coordinates with standards bodies including IEEE on inverter-based resource standards (IEEE 1547, 2800) and operates as a non-profit coordination layer rather than a commercial entity, with no disclosed headcount, revenue, or equity ownership structure.

Name

Global Power System Transformation Consortium

Legal name

Global Power System Transformation Consortium

Website

https://globalpst.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

G-PST is a public-private consortium hosted by NREL that connects power system operators, research institutions, and industry across 136+ countries to remove technical barriers to 100% inverter-based power systems by 2030, operating through five action pillars that produce open research, frameworks, teaching materials, and standards support at no cost.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Golden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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B2B

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consortium Membership and Public Funding: G-PST is a public-private collaboration funded through membership contributions, government research funding, and institutional partnerships. The consortium does not sell products or services but rather provides coordinated support and knowledge transfer as a non-profit research collaboration.

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Core offering

G-PST is a public-private consortium that coordinates research, peer learning, technical support, workforce development, and technology standardization to help power system operators worldwide integrate high shares of inverter-based resources. The consortium delivers its work through five action pillars (Research & Peer Learning, Technical Support, Workforce Development, Standards & Regional Adoption, Open Data & Tools) and provides frameworks such as DREAM, the annual Research Agenda, the Research Repository, and university-level teaching materials at no cost to participants.

Product overview

The Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) is a public-private collaboration that connects power system operators, industry, and leading research institutions to address key technical challenges in operating secure, affordable, advanced power systems. G-PST operates through five interconnected action pillars: (1) System Operator Research & Peer Learning, which produces the Research Repository and annual Research Agenda; (2) System Operator Technical Support, providing implementation assistance and the DREAM Framework for decarbonization readiness assessment; (3) Foundational Workforce Development, encompassing the Teaching Agenda with 90 topics, University-level Teaching Materials, and the Women in PST Initiative for gender equity; (4) Global Technology Standardization & Regional Adoption, coordinating standards development with IEEE and others; and (5) Open Data & Tools, supporting planning and operational analysis through open-source resources. The consortium has supported partners in more than 136 countries and advances its mission to remove technical barriers to operating 100% inverter-based power systems by 2030. Key outputs include the annual Research Agenda, the DREAM Framework, teaching materials developed with Imperial College London, research roadmaps like the CSIRO/AEMO collaboration, and the Vision for Control Room of the Future Report.

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Brands

• Women in Power System Transformation (PST) Initiative: An initiative launched at COP26 in 2021 that empowers women to lead and contribute to power system transformation worldwide by supporting education, training, and institutional development with a focus on technical expertise in VRE integration and advanced system operations.

Products and services

• Decarbonization Readiness Assessment Mapping (DREAM) Framework

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported partners in 136+ countries since 2021
• +2 more outcomes

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, key and supporting.

• CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Australia's national science agency partnered with G-PST and AEMO to develop a comprehensive Research Roadmap identifying research needed for Australia's transition to a secure, affordable, decarbonized electricity system. Stage 1 launched in 2022, Stage 2 released in 2023.
• AEMO (Australian Energy Market Operator)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Australia's energy market operator collaborates with G-PST and CSIRO on the Research Roadmap for Australia's energy transition, identifying research priorities for inverter-based resource integration and grid modernization.
• Power System Operators WorldwidecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021G-PST connects power system operators globally, providing peer learning and technical support. Since 2021, the consortium has supported partners in more than 136 countries.
• NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNREL serves as the host institution for G-PST coordination. The consortium is managed and coordinated through NREL, which provides administrative support and technical leadership. NREL contributes research expertise and facilitates collaboration among global partners.
• IEEEcoreTechnology or IntegrationG-PST collaborates with IEEE on standards development activities, particularly for distributed energy resources (DERs) interconnection and inverter-based resources. Includes IEEE 1547, 2800 standards development and updates.
• EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPRI collaborates with G-PST on joint webinars covering voluntary IBR standards updates, research programs on resource adequacy, flexibility services, and control room technologies.
• ESIG (Energy Systems Integration Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESIG partners with G-PST on webinars and research coordination covering grid transformation topics, inverter-based resources, and standards development.
• Imperial College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading academic partner contributing to G-PST research agenda development, workforce development through teaching materials, and research collaboration on power system transformation topics including grid-forming inverters and system stability.
• Johns Hopkins UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner collaborating on EPICS research program, power system transformation studies, and workforce development initiatives including the Self-Empowerment and Equity for Change (SEE Change) Initiative.
• Women in Power System Transformation InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative launched at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference that empowers women to lead and contribute to power system transformation. Provides internships, fellowships, teaching materials, mentorship, and networking opportunities for women in the power sector.
• EirGridkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish transmission system operator partnered on Control Room of the Future report and various technical working groups addressing power system transformation challenges.
• EnerginetkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanish energy system operator partnered on Control Room of the Future report and hydrogen/research initiatives including H2RES and North Sea Wind Power Hub projects.
• National Grid ESOkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK electricity system operator partnered on Control Room of the Future report and research initiatives including stability studies, oscillation detection, and grid modeling.
• CAISO (California Independent System Operator)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia grid operator partnered on Control Room of the Future report contributing to the vision for modernizing grid operations.
• ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexas grid operator partnered on Control Room of the Future report and research initiatives addressing grid transformation challenges.
• UNIFI ConsortiumsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium working on unified grid-forming inverter specifications. G-PST webinar covered UNIFI GFM Specifications V3 latest developments and simulation insights on testing GFL and GFM models.
• PSERC (Power Systems Engineering Research Center)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry-university consortium contributing to power systems research. Mentioned in G-PST/ESIG/EPRI webinar on IBR standards updates.
• CURENTsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Science Foundation engineering research center contributing to power systems research. Mentioned in G-PST/ESIG/EPRI webinar on IBR standards updates.
• Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Women in PST initiative providing joint mentorship program for professionals at all stages of their career in the power sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

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Regional players

• Energy Systems Catapult: Energy Systems Catapult is a UK-based innovation center convening utilities, researchers, and government on whole-energy-system transformation. It operates a similar non-profit consortium model but is regional (UK-centric) rather than global.

Broad incumbents

• CIGRE: CIGRE is a long-established international council on large electric systems, producing technical brochures, working groups, and standards that overlap with G-PST's research and peer-learning missions. It targets the same power system operator audience globally.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): NREL hosts G-PST and runs its own grid modernization research programs, but is also an independent peer in producing research, open data, and tools for power systems transformation, often through the same DOE channels.
• EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute): EPRI is the largest non-profit power systems R&D consortium globally, conducting applied research, convening utilities, and producing tools that overlap heavily with G-PST's pillars. G-PST already partners with EPRI on webinars and resource adequacy work, making EPRI both a peer and collaborator.
• IEA (International Energy Agency): The IEA runs cross-country technology collaboration programmes on power systems, grid integration, and renewable energy, with member-country convening and reports that mirror G-PST's research and peer-learning pillars at a larger policy scale.
• IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES): IEEE PES is the dominant global standards and technical society for power and energy, including the IEEE 1547 and IEEE 2800 standards G-PST helps develop. It is both a peer (in convening and publishing) and a structural partner to G-PST.

Direct peers

• PSERC (Power Systems Engineering Research Center): PSERC is an industry-university consortium producing foundational power systems research and workforce development, with overlapping research-agenda structure and webinar participation alongside G-PST.
• UNIFI Consortium: UNIFI is a U.S.-DOE-funded consortium focused specifically on unified grid-forming inverter specifications, with deep overlap on GFM standards work that G-PST helps disseminate. UNIFI is both a peer and a webinar-stage partner of G-PST.
• ESIG (Energy Systems Integration Group): ESIG is a non-profit membership organization focused on grid transformation and inverter-based resource integration, with overlapping research, webinars, and technical working groups. G-PST and ESIG co-host the IBR standards webinar series, indicating near-identical scope and audience.

Emerging players

• CURENT (Center for Ultra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks): CURENT is an NSF Engineering Research Center producing academic power systems research and workforce development. It is a more narrowly academic peer with overlap on IBR standards and grid modernization research.

Market position

Strengths5 records

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Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

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