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AI Applied Power Systems Analysis.
This is the personal site of Steve Sommerville, a leading power systems analysis engineer and PhD researcher in Artificial Intelligence. It brings together AI-related research and power systems analysis, AI-blended learning and AI interfaces to engineering software such as DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSCAD and ETAP.
The site explores all areas relating to AI and power systems analysis. This ranges from simple operation and interrogation of system network models, through to use and interpretation of large publicly available data sets. I am based in the UK, and therefore the site has a natural focus to UK and European systems, but the ideas are general enough to apply to any large power system. For analysis purposes I have, wherever possible tried to use publicly available information and systems.
The website is part of an ongoing project, that I am completing in my spare time. I will add more detail as and when I am able. The blog section provide regular updates about my thoughts in AI and power systems analysis.
All work and views here are my own, and are not connected to my role at Aurora Power Consulting or Morson Praxis. This is a non-profit site and has no commercial application, for any consulting work please contact me at Aurora Power Consulting.
Overview
Three areas of focus.
Interactive Map
The NESO 28-zone reduced GB model in one page: an interactive map of inertia, demand, generation and transmission behaviour with the context to interpret what it shows.
NESO Data
Tools built on public NESO data — historical trends from system-incident reports, monthly frequency dashboards, and a live interface to the NESO Data Portal.
AI & Interfaces
Practical use cases for AI in power-system work — chat, inbuilt AI, MCP-style direct interfaces to engineering software, and full agentic workflows.
Interactive map
A custom interactive map of the NESO system.
A detailed custom map of the UK transmission system, built off publicly available data and the NESO Reduced GB system model. The map has multiple filters to observe systems trends, generation location, inertia, fault levels and HVDC links.
Latest from the blog
Notes on AI and power systems.
Working notes and longer-form thoughts on AI-assisted power systems analysis. Written in plain English, with the engineering rigour preserved.
AI and Power Engineering — Part 2
Hallucinations, validation, QA and data security. AI is a tool — use it with the same judgement you'd apply to any other engineering tool. Know its limits, verify its outputs, and never switch off your own brain.