The Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST) Research Agenda identifies the most important technical questions facing power system operators as electricity systems evolve to meet growing demand and country-specific energy targets while maintaining reliability, stability, and affordability. Developed through broad engagement with system operators, researchers, industry, and practitioners, the agenda establishes a shared set of priorities to guide research, collaboration, and knowledge exchange across the global power sector. The 2025 Research Agenda outlines 48 research questions organized into six research programs: Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs), Stability, Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), Control Room of the Future (CROF), Services, and Planning. Together, these programs address both near-term operational challenges and longer-term system planning and design needs for bulk power systems.
This 2025 edition is the first full update to the inaugural G-PST Research Agenda released in March 2021 and reflects four years of progress, real-world system experience, and structured review with system operators. The updated agenda refines and consolidates research questions, introduces a dedicated focus on distributed energy resources as assets to the bulk power system, clarifies how research areas interact, and expands attention to early-stage research alongside applied, operational solutions. The original 2021 Research Agenda remains available on the G-PST website and continues to provide important context for the evolution of the consortium’s research priorities.