Many countries and regions are transitioning to electricity systems increasingly powered by inverter-based resources and supported by storage, efficiency measures, smart grid technologies, and stronger links across energy sectors. As this shift accelerates, governments, system operators, manufacturers, and research institutions face shared challenges in accessing and applying the expertise needed to transform power systems quickly and reliably.
To address this need, The Global Power System Transformation (G-PST) Consortium brings together system operators, research and educational institutions, governments, and industry partners to advance secure, reliable, and cost-efficient power systems worldwide. G-PST delivers integrated technical support through cutting-edge research, implementation guidance, workforce development, open-access data and tools, and accelerated adoption of new technologies, standards, and testing programs.
Our work centers on six technical priorities that address the most critical system challenges, and is carried forward through five key action areas that guide how we plan, coordinate, and deliver support to partners around the world.
Priority Technical Areas
 System needs and services |
Development of new frameworks for assessing system needs and services to balance and maintain reliability and stability of the grid including identifying new technologies, and the codes, standards, tariff structures, and market mechanisms necessary for their deployment |
 Stability assessment |
Development and deployment of new tools as well as supporting computational efficiency and advanced control room technologies for conducting stability assessments for complex power systems with large electricity loads and high shares of inverter-based resources |
| Demonstration, verification, and development of scalable, codifiable requirements and standards to help align manufacturers and systems operators on grid forming resources and their provision of stability services in highly inverter-based power systems | Development of new methodologies, metrics, and criteria for resource adequacy assessment and integrated system planning | ||
| Development and implementation of advanced operational capabilities for system operator control rooms including probabilistic and risk-based methods, advanced forecasting for large loads and DERs, automation tools, situational awareness, and decision support tools |
 Distributed energy resources (DERs) |
Development of DER architecture, operation, and impact tools and approaches to support optimal deployment of these resources and utilization of DERs to provide stability services to the bulk power system |
Our Operating Principles
- “Get Stuff Done” – Focus on practical action and results
- Remain driven by needs of implementers (e.g., system operators, regulators, businesses)
- Enable access to the world’s best expertise, tools, and solutions with rigorous quality control and objective products and activities
- Absolutely no advocacy, promotion of business interests, or prescriptive solutions
- Balance developing and developed country leadership
- Ensure broad perspectives and representation in power system transformation workforce and solutions
- Operate through distributed leadership and implementation that reinforces and complements existing programs with an efficient administrative structure
Key Action Areas
System Operator Research &
Peer Learning
Perform and globally disseminate cutting edge applied research to solve pressing challenges for the world’s leading system operators.
System Operator Technical Support
Provide implementation support to scale established best practice engineering and operational solutions for system operators around the world.
Foundational Workforce Development
Build the workforce of tomorrow through enhanced university curriculum and technical upskilling for utility and system operator staff.