LF Energy Technical Advisory Council (TAC) Meeting - November 10, 2026

Voting Representative Attendees

Strategic Member Representatives

  • Antonello Monti - RWTH Aachen University (Chair)
  • Hamed Khalilinia - Google LLC
  • Boris Dolley - RTE (Reseau de Transport dElectricite) (Vice Chair)
  • Sachin Bakhar - Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc.
  • MoÏse Kameni - Hydro-Quebec
  • Nico Rikken - Alliander

Project Representatives

  • Frédéric Didier- OperatorFabric Representative
  • Sophie Frasnedo - PowSyBl Representative
  • Travis Sikes - OpenDSM Representative

Non-Voting Project and Working Group Representatives

  • Arila Barnes - Hyphae Representative
  • Chris Xie - ORES Representative
  • Daniel Roesler - CDS WG1 & 2 Representative
  • Gabe Hege - Battery Data Alliance Representative
  • Hugo van de Pol - OpenLEADR Representative
  • Eloi Bail - SEAPATH Representative
  • Karl Yang - ORES Representative
  • Mark Nigge-Uricher - SAM Representative
  • Michael Stuber - GEISA Representative
  • Nicolas Höning - FlexMeasures Representative
  • Richard Lam - GEISA Representative
  • Hugo van der Zwaag - Shapeshifter Representative
  • Robert Tusveld - GXF Representative
  • Stan Janssen - OpenLEADR Representative
  • Thana Paris - CitrineOS Representative
  • Tony Xiang - Power Grid Model Representative
  • Kjell Petter Myhren - p-SWAMP
  • Robert de Leeuw- Edge Flexibility and Interoperability SIG Representative
  • Thomas van Dijk - Grid Simulation and Modeling SIG
  • Milenko Tosic - LFE-SEF Representative
  • Ricardo Bessa - AINETUS Representative
  • Klaar De Schepper - URPX Representative
  • Mohamed Gaha - VAREN Representative

LF Staff

  • Alex Thornton - LF Energy
  • Stephan Gross, LF Energy
  • Dan Brown - The Linux Foundation
  • John Mertic - The Linux Foundation
  • Yarille Ortiz - The Linux Foundation

Other Attendees

  • Bruce Nordman
  • Jesús Andrés Rodríguez Sarasty

Meeting Assets

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Agenda

  • 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm - Opening and General Updates
    • TAC member updates and annual review date reminders
    • Project Pipeline
  • 5:15 pm - 5:30 pm - Annual Review - GEISA #230
  • 5:30 pm - 5:45 pm - Annual Review - RTC-Tools #344
  • 5:45 pm - 6:00 pm - Portfolio Review / Health Framework
  • 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm - Marketing and PR Updates
  • 6:15 pm - 6:20 pm - Closing and Next Meeting

Notes

Opening and General Updates

John Mertic called the meeting to order and Yarille Ortiz recorded the minutes, Mertic reviewed the antitrust policy and the agenda. Mertic shared the 2027 meeting schedule and the upcoming annual review schedule.

Robert de Leeuw provided an update on the Edge Interoperability and Flexibility work group, noting that Hitachi recently presented at the LFX Summit. de Leeuw shared that S44 is ceasing business, which leaves CitrineOS without support. He stated that discussions will continue at the next SIG meeting to determine whether a recommendation to archive CitrineOS should be made.

Project Pipeline

Mertic reviewed the project pipeline, noting that EDDIE is clearing up trademark issues and TwinREV has recently begun the onboarding process.

GEISA Annual Review #230

Michael Stuber presented the annual review for GEISA (Grid Edge Interoperability and Security Alliance). Stuber highlighted the project’s focus on enabling edge applications on smart meters and distributed automation equipment across multiple vendors. He stated that the specification has grown to 275 pages, and the team is currently working to finalize the 1.0 draft for formal review. Stuber noted the project is seeking third-party reviews of its security materials and assistance with a certification program slated for 2027.

TAC discussion ensued regarding project valuation and standardizing. Stuber estimated the project represents roughly $1 million in invested value, with market value realization expected in 2027 as implementations begin. Stuber and Mertic discussed that bridging with a treaty-based standards organization (such as ISO or IEC) for formal publishing is a potential goal for 2027, which aligns with LF Energy’s established standard practices.

RTC-Tools Annual Review #344

Jesús Andrés Rodríguez Sarasty presented the annual review for RTC-Tools. Rodríguez Sarasty highlighted that the domain-agnostic optimization and simulation framework is in its 11th year, completing its first year with LF Energy. Key achievements over the past year include five stable releases and reaching over 5,000 downloads per month.

The project is currently addressing minor gaps to meet incubation requirements, such as adding code owners and architectural documentation. Rodríguez Sarasty requested that maintainers be permitted to make basic repository configuration changes to improve efficiency, and noted a need for LFX Insights to correct overlapping contributor and organization identities. Mertic advised using the LFX Insights chatbot to request those metric corrections.

Portfolio Review / Health Framework

Mertic led a discussion on a portfolio review, noting that a few projects (including NODE Collective, covXtreme, RTDIP, LF RegistryOS, and GridVantage) are currently being evaluated for potential archiving or merging.

Mertic proposed creating a project health framework to evaluate project success beyond standard quantitative metrics, potentially utilizing AI to assess qualitative data. A TAC discussion ensued, and Nico Rikken and Boris Dolley expressed interest in collaborating on the framework. Dolley suggested reviewing these insights on a quarterly or bi-annual basis, and optionally tracking the impact of AI on community maintenance efforts. Mertic will organize a kickoff call for a TAC subgroup to build the framework.

Marketing and PR Updates

Dan Brown presented marketing and PR updates. Brown highlighted upcoming webinars, including EnergyNN and OpenGridFM, and encouraged project communities to schedule future webinars. Brown announced that Google.org provided $2.5 million in funding specifically for European grid projects, which was formally announced at Enlit. In response to a question from Stuber, Brown clarified that LF Energy will not host a dedicated booth at Distributech 2027, but will attend[

Closing and Next Meeting

Mertic announced that the next LF Energy TAC meeting is scheduled for December 8, 2026, and will include annual reviews for the CDS Working Groups, AI SIG, and the OSPO SIG.