GridSFM US Power Grid: Geographically Grounded Network Model

A geographically grounded and electrically coherent model of the United States power-system network derived from public data. The dataset was developed by Microsoft to support AC optimal power flow analysis for studying congestion, capacity, and demand siting. A detailed discussion of its development and evaluation is available on the dataset page.

Use Cases

• Analyze power grid congestion based on the electrically coherent network model.
• Study generation capacity and demand siting using the geographically grounded data.
• Perform AC optimal power flow (AC-OPF) analysis as enabled by the dataset's design.
• Conduct physics-based grid reliability studies without relying on restricted data sources.

Strengths

• Derived entirely from publicly available data, enhancing accessibility.
• Designed specifically for AC optimal power flow (AC-OPF) analysis.
• Model is described as geographically grounded and electrically coherent.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-05-13 13:26:27; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Microsoft

Collection Method

Derived from publicly available data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 13:26:27.

Geography

United States