Sandia National Laboratories signed a Memorandum of Understanding to become a member of the Open Power AI Consortium. Led by the Electric Power Research Institute, this consortium aims to develop and deploy cutting-edge AI solutions for the electric sector with the goals to reduce operating costs and to improve customer experience.
Building on a long history of electric grid work, Sandia is the first national laboratory to join the Open Power AI Consortium. “Sandia is excited to join this effort and be at the forefront of understanding how AI can transform the power sector by making it more secure and reliable,” said Josh Stein, a senior scientist working on AI initiatives related to energy security innovation.
The consortium aims to develop datasets and AI models tailored to the power sector and to provide a controlled environment for testing, evaluating, and refining use cases before real-world deployment. Collaboration is another key aspect of the consortium, which brings utilities together with researchers and technology providers to facilitate knowledge sharing and co-development of AI-based solutions.
Sandia has worked with utilities across the country in support of national efforts to secure the electric grid. In addition to that experience, Sandia has expertise in the areas of grid modeling, microgrids, distributed systems, and power electronics, as well as secure AI, computing co-design, and scientific machine learning.
“We see this as an opportunity to build even more partnerships to drive innovation and technology transfer between Sandia and industry,” said Stein.
December 16, 2025