What is the GridWise Architecture Council (GWAC)?
The GridWise Architecture Council (GWAC) is a team of industry leaders who are shaping the guiding principles, or architecture, of a highly intelligent and interactive electric system—one ripe with decision-making information exchange and market-based opportunities. This architecture will provide guidelines for interaction between participants and interoperability between technologies and systems.
How can I get involved with GWAC?
Please email us to attend the GWAC Meeting (gridwiseac.coordinator@pnnl.gov). All are welcome.
Upcoming Events
GWAC Monthly Meetings
– July 16 (Wed.) 10am to 12pm (PDT)
– August 20 (Wed) 10am to 12pm (PDT)
Plan now to join GWAC at the RE+ in Las Vegas, NV, Sept. 8-11, 2025
Monday, September 8th, 2025 –
1:00PM – 4:45PM – GWAC and SEPA Grid Architecture Workshop
4:45PM – 7:00PM – SEPA Networking Mixer
Featured: Events & Products
GWAC Progress & Accomplishments
2024 – Future Electric Power Industry and Grids—Now What Again is Our Destination? (PNNL-35526)
2024 – A Practical Introduction to Common Grid Architecture Techniques (PNNL-3507)
2020 – Smart Buildings as a Transactive Energy Hub. August 2020 (PNNL-30103 V1)
2020 – Transactive Energy FAQ
2020 – Reliability and Resilience Considerations for Transactive Energy Systems (PNNL-300017)
2020 – Decision-Maker’s Interoperability Checklist (V1.6) (PNNL-29962)
2020 – Interoperability Maturity Model (IMM) (PNNL-29683)
The Council
CHAIRPERSON
Ron Bernstein
President, RBCG, LLC
Jan 2025 – Dec 2026
MEMBERS
Ron Ambrosio
Independent Energy Transformation Professional
Jan 2024-Dec 2025
Kay Aikin
Founder – Chief Product Officer
Dynamic Grid/ Introspective Systems, LLC
Jan 2025 – Dec 2026
Andrew Bordine
Senior Practice Manager in Grid Automation for Actalent
Jan 2024- Dec 2025
Shawn Chandler
Director at Guidehouse
Jan 2024-Dec 2025
Marc Costa
Director of Policy and Planning, The Energy Coalition
Jan 2024-Dec 2025
David Forfia
Consultant, Utilicast
Jan 2025 – Dec 2026
Yashar Kenarangui
Principal Engineer at Xcel Energy
Jan 2025 – Dec 2026
Matt McDonnell
Managing Partner, Current Energy Group
Jan 2025 – Dec 2026
Mark Ortiz
Sr. Director & Chief Architect Power & Grid
Jan 2025 – Dec 2026
Farrokh Rahimi
Executive Vice President, Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI)
Jan 2024-Dec 2025
Aaron Snyder
Director of Grid Technology Consulting at EnerNex
Jan 2024-Dec 2025
Leonard Tillman
Partner, Balch & Bingham LLP of Birmingham
Jan 2024-Dec 2025
