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About Us

What we're about

The Open Power AI Consortium aims to evolve the electric sector by leveraging advanced AI technologies to innovate the way electricity is made, moved, and used by customers. By fostering collaboration among industry leaders, researchers, and technology providers, the consortium will drive the development and deployment of cutting-edge AI solutions tailored to enhance operational efficiencies, increase resiliency and reliability, deploy emerging and sustainable technologies, and reduce costs while improving the customer experience.

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OUR OBJECTIVES

Develop and Maintain Datasets, Open-Source Libraries, AI Accelerators, and AI/Gen AI Models

  • Collect and curate electric power industry datasets for use with AI model training, testing, and benchmarking.
  • Develop and share code libraries and AI accelerators via open-source repositories and EPRI.com.
  • Create, train, and update AI and generative AI models tailored to the electric sector.
  • Develop AI roadmaps in partnership with EPRI member utilities and partners.

AI Sandbox Development, and Evaluation

  • Establish a collaborative platform where researchers can evaluate AI use cases in a controlled environment.
  • Enable consortium members to share their use cases for refinement and evaluation, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Provide tools and resources for testing and validating AI solutions before deployment in real-world scenarios.


 

Support Implementation Partnering with Utilities and their Key AI Technology Providers

  • Collaborate with leading AI technology providers to deploy AI use cases using member proprietary data.
  • Develop a feedback loop from initial deployments back to the AI sandbox to ensure continuous refinement and optimization of AI solutions.
  • Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices among consortium members to maximize the impact of AI technologies.

News

Recent Updates from OPAI

October OPAI Newsletter

October 28, 2025 - EPRI Newsletter

With active participation from members across North & South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East, we’re building a truly global community committed to accelerating AI innovation in the energy sector. Membership has now surpassed 200 organizations, a major milestone. We are now shifting from growth to execution. Read More. 

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