THE LINUX FOUNDATION PROJECTS

Build the digital foundation
for energy, together

LF Energy is the Linux Foundation’s neutral home for the open source software, standards, and data that energy systems run on. Governance, security, and community for infrastructure the industry depends on for decades.

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35+

Open source software, standards and data projects

80+

Member organizations from utilities, vendors, research

270+

Contributing organizations across the portfolio

The people who run the grid, and the people who build for it

Solve today’s grid problem. Build tomorrow’s capability

Evaluate and deploy proven software with no RFP, no license, and no fee. Prove value in your own environment before any contract. Organizations already co-developing here include:

RTE Alliander TenneT Hydro-Québec Southern California Edison
For Grid Operators

Collaborate with your customers. Compete on your product

Build on the layer every vendor has to build anyway, and put your R&D into what sets you apart. Organizations already building alongside their customers include:

Google GE Vernova Hitachi Landis+Gyr Red Hat
For Vendors

“The open source model allowed us to adopt a state-of-the-art solution without a lengthy procurement process, and it gives us the flexibility to adapt and extend the tooling to our specific needs.”

Hugo Pfister
Manager, Grid Security Applications, TenneT Netherlands

PowSyBl

Power system modeling and simulation for transmission networks.

Software already running the grid

Power Grid Model

High-performance library for distribution power system analysis.

Seapath

Real-time virtualization platform for running protection and control applications in digital substations.

EVerest

Open source software stack for EV charging stations.

OpenSTEF

Short-term forecasting for load and grid congestion management.

The industry briefing

Position Paper

Building Europe’s Digital Grid Together: A New LF Energy Position Paper

Read why building software together is the delivery model for Europe’s energy digitalization, and what it takes to make it the norm.

Announcement

LF Energy Receives $2.5 Million in Funding from Google.org via INCO to Advance Open Source Tools for Europe’s Power Grids

Two-year program will strengthen open source grid modeling, forecasting and data projects, helping more European grid operators put them to use.

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Case Study

How RTE international Built a Pan-European Energy Data Platform on Open Source

RTE international built PEMMDB, a pan-European data collection platform for ENTSO-E, on OperatorFabric, which now serves 40 transmission system operators across 36 countries.

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Research

The Open Source Value Proposition for the Energy Sector

A benefit-cost framework to evaluate open source for grid operators.

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