AUSTIN, TX, <March 13, 2026> Electric Power Engineers (EPE), a global engineering advisory firm providing full-spectrum consulting and innovative software solutions, today announced its participation in the Power and AI Initiative (PAI) at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University. PAI is a research program dedicated to advancing solutions at the intersection of power systems and artificial intelligence.
The initiative brings together leading academic researchers and industry partners to explore how AI can transform the planning and operation of modern power systems. By applying advanced computing and AI capabilities to challenges such as grid management, predictive maintenance, energy distribution optimization, and renewable integration, the program aims to accelerate innovation toward a more resilient and sustainable energy future.
“Engagement with industry partners like EPE is central to advancing the academic mission of Harvard SEAS and the Power and AI Initiative,” said Professor Minlan Yu, co-leader of the initiative at Harvard SEAS. “By collaborating closely with practitioners, we ensure our research is both intellectually rigorous and grounded in real-world challenges.”
“These partnerships create a virtuous cycle,” said Professor Le Xie, the program’s other co-leader. “The industry benefits from cutting-edge insights, while our students and researchers gain invaluable perspective, data, and pathways to meaningful impact.”
An early participant in the consortium, EPE holds a seat on the initiative’s advisory board. Working closely with Harvard faculty and researchers, EPE will help shape research efforts focused on emerging grid challenges, including modeling the growing energy demands of AI data centers and exploring how AI-enabled tools can support complex power-system studies and operational planning.
“AI is transforming what is possible in power engineering,” said Billy Yancey, Vice President of Technical Services and Compliance at Electric Power Engineers. “By collaborating with Harvard’s researchers through this initiative, we have an opportunity to help shape AI capabilities that directly support the grid. That work includes improving how we model large loads like data centers and harnessing agentic AI capabilities that can autonomously work through complex studies with greater rigor and precision than ever before. Partnerships like these can help move the entire industry forward.”
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About Electric Power Engineers
With the mission to engineer a successful energy transition, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) is a global advisory and engineering firm advancing grid reliability, resilience, affordability and flexibility. Founded in 1968, EPE provides full-spectrum consulting, grid modeling, and innovative software solutions to support power generation, interconnection, renewable integration, battery energy storage, transmission and distribution planning, and digital transformation. Trusted by utilities, developers, data center operators, public- and private-sector clients, EPE applies deep power systems expertise to support the planning, integration, and operation of modern electric infrastructure. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, EPE has offices in Canada, Panama, Lebanon, and, through its wholly owned subsidiary Estudios Eléctricos, in Chile, Columbia, and Peru. The company operates across North America, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa. Learn more at www.epeconsulting.com.
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