The Grid Optimization (GO) Competition Challenge 3 program will support the research and development of software management solutions focused on the security-constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF) problem, part of a continuing effort of GO Challenges 1 and 2, to successfully discover, develop, and test innovative and disruptive software solutions for critical energy challenges and to overcome existing barriers.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
October 9, 2025
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The Grid Optimization (GO) Competition Challenge 3 program will support the research and development of software management solutions focused on the security-constrained optimal power flow (SCOPF) problem, part of a continuing effort of GO Challenges 1 and 2, to successfully discover, develop, and test innovative and disruptive software solutions for critical energy challenges and to overcome existing barriers. Specifically, the projects focus on solutions using new models for storage, consumer participation (bid-in-demand), distributed energy resources, multi-period dynamic markets, including advisory models for extreme weather events, day-ahead markets, and the real-time markets with an extended look-ahead. If successful, GO Competition Challenge 3 projects would enable solutions to accelerate the development of transformational and disruptive methods for solving problems related to the electric power grid, to ensure grid flexibility, reliability, and resiliency, ultimately reducing dependence on foreign energy sources, thereby increasing U.S. energy security.